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Household of William Ruffley (born 1847, Lancashire)

1881 England, Wales & Scotland Census in Chorley, Lancashire, 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 Ruffley and 6 other people are on this record

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In the 1881 Census, the household of William Ruffley, born in 1847 in Ormskirk, Lancashire, consisted of 7 members. William was the head of the household, married to Sarah Ruffley, born in 1849 in Ormskirk, Lancashire, England. They had 5 children; John (born 1870 in Chorley, Lancashire, England), Thomas (born 1873 in Chorley, Lancashire, England), Bridget (born 1876 in Chorley, Lancashire, England), Robert (born 1878 in Chorley, Lancashire, England) and William (born 1880 in Chorley, Lancashire, England).


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William Ruffley's household

Male

William

Ruffley

Head
Female

Sarah

Ruffley

Wife
Male

John

Ruffley

Son
Male

Thomas

Ruffley

Son
Female

Bridget

Ruffley

Daughter
Male

Robert

Ruffley

Son
Male

William

Ruffley

Son
First name(s) William
Last name Ruffley
Relationship Head
Marital status Married
Age 34
Birth year 1847
Birth place Ormskirk, Lancashire, England

Household members (7 people)

First name(s)

Last name

Relationship

Marital status

Age

Birth year

Birth place

Full record

William

Ruffley

Head

Married

34

1847

Ormskirk, Lancashire, England

Sarah

Ruffley

Wife

Married

32

1849

Ormskirk, Lancashire, England

John

Ruffley

Son

Single

11

1870

Chorley, Lancashire, England

Thomas

Ruffley

Son

Single

8

1873

Chorley, Lancashire, England

Bridget

Ruffley

Daughter

Single

5

1876

Chorley, Lancashire, England

Robert

Ruffley

Son

Single

3

1878

Chorley, Lancashire, England

William

Ruffley

Son

Single

1

1880

Chorley, Lancashire, England

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