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Household of William Ruddiforth (born 1844, Derbyshire)

1881 England, Wales & Scotland Census in Sheffield, Yorkshire,Yorkshire (West Riding), 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 Ruddiforth and 6 other people are on this record

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In the 1881 Census, the household of William Ruddiforth, born in 1844 in Killamarsh, Derbyshire, consisted of 7 members. William was the head of the household, married to Martha Ruddiforth, born in 1850 in Killamarsh, Derbyshire, England. They had 3 children; George (born 1873 in Sheffield, Yorkshire, England), Annie (born 1877 in Sheffield, Yorkshire, England) and John (born 1879 in Sheffield, Yorkshire, England).
During the period, also present in the household were William's Lodger Head, Henry (born 1846 in Scopwick, Lincolnshire, England) and William's Lodger Wife, Mary (born 1860 in Sheffield, Yorkshire, England).


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William Ruddiforth's household

Male

William

Ruddiforth

Head
Female

Martha

Ruddiforth

Wife
Male

George

Ruddiforth

Son
Female

Annie

Ruddiforth

Daughter
Male

John

Ruddiforth

Son
Male

Henry

Collins

Lodger Head
Female

Mary

Collins

Lodger Wife
First name(s) William
Last name Ruddiforth
Relationship Head
Marital status Married
Age 37
Birth year 1844
Birth place Killamarsh, Derbyshire, England

Household members (7 people)

First name(s)

Last name

Relationship

Marital status

Age

Birth year

Birth place

Full record

William

Ruddiforth

Head

Married

37

1844

Killamarsh, Derbyshire, England

Martha

Ruddiforth

Wife

Married

31

1850

Killamarsh, Derbyshire, England

George

Ruddiforth

Son

Single

8

1873

Sheffield, Yorkshire, England

Annie

Ruddiforth

Daughter

Single

4

1877

Sheffield, Yorkshire, England

John

Ruddiforth

Son

Single

2

1879

Sheffield, Yorkshire, England

Henry

Collins

Lodger Head

Married

35

1846

Scopwick, Lincolnshire, England

Mary

Collins

Lodger Wife

Married

21

1860

Sheffield, Yorkshire, England

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