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Household of William Ruce (born 1838, Suffolk)

1881 England, Wales & Scotland Census in West Ham, London,Essex, England

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The 1881 Census reveals a detailed snapshot of households in England, Wales and Scotland. The census was taken on April 3rd and the total population was recorded as 29,707,207.

William Ruce and 7 other people are on this record

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In the 1881 Census, the household of William Ruce, born in 1838 in Suffolk, consisted of 8 members. William was the head of the household, married to Maria Ruce, born in 1839 in Chelmondiston, Suffolk, England. They had 6 children; John (born 1862 in Chelmondiston, Suffolk, England), Amy (born 1871 in Canning Town, Essex, England), Alice (born 1872 in Canning Town, Essex, England), Harry (born 1874 in Canning Town, Essex, England), Ada (born 1875 in Canning Town, Essex, England) and George (born 1878 in Canning Town, Essex, England).


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William Ruce's household

Male

William

Ruce

Head
Female

Maria

Ruce

Wife
Male

John

Ruce

Son
Female

Amy

Ruce

Daughter
Female

Alice

Ruce

Daughter
Male

Harry

Ruce

Son
Female

Ada

Ruce

Daughter
Male

George

Ruce

Son
First name(s) William
Last name Ruce
Relationship Head
Marital status Married
Age 43
Birth year 1838
Birth place Suffolk, England

Household members (8 people)

First name(s)

Last name

Relationship

Marital status

Age

Birth year

Birth place

Full record

William

Ruce

Head

Married

43

1838

Suffolk, England

Maria

Ruce

Wife

Married

42

1839

Chelmondiston, Suffolk, England

John

Ruce

Son

Single

19

1862

Chelmondiston, Suffolk, England

Amy

Ruce

Daughter

Single

10

1871

Canning Town, Essex, England

Alice

Ruce

Daughter

Single

9

1872

Canning Town, Essex, England

Harry

Ruce

Son

Single

7

1874

Canning Town, Essex, England

Ada

Ruce

Daughter

Single

6

1875

Canning Town, Essex, England

George

Ruce

Son

Single

3

1878

Canning Town, Essex, England

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