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Household of Benjamin Ridsdale (born 1820, Yorkshire)

1881 England, Wales & Scotland Census in Stockton, Durham, 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.

Benjamin Ridsdale and 6 other people are on this record

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In the 1881 Census, the household of Benjamin Ridsdale, born in 1820 in Hull, Yorkshire, consisted of 7 members. Benjamin was the head of the household, married to Eliza Ridsdale, born in 1816 in Hull, Yorkshire, England. They had 4 children; Jane M (born 1849 in Cape, South Africa), Ellen M M (born 1855 in Cape, South Africa), Sarah F (born 1856 in Cape, South Africa) and Charles H (born 1861 in Ely, Cambridgeshire, England).
During the period, also present in the household was Benjamin's Servant, Alice K Browning, born in 1857 in Australia.


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Benjamin Ridsdale's household

Male

Benjamin

Ridsdale

Head
Female

Eliza

Ridsdale

Wife
Female

Jane M

Ridsdale

Daughter
Female

Ellen M M

Ridsdale

Daughter
Female

Sarah F

Ridsdale

Daughter
Male

Charles H

Ridsdale

Son
Female

Alice K

Browning

Servant
First name(s) Benjamin
Last name Ridsdale
Relationship Head
Marital status Married
Age 61
Birth year 1820
Birth place Hull, Yorkshire, England

Household members (7 people)

First name(s)

Last name

Relationship

Marital status

Age

Birth year

Birth place

Full record

Benjamin

Ridsdale

Head

Married

61

1820

Hull, Yorkshire, England

Eliza

Ridsdale

Wife

Married

65

1816

Hull, Yorkshire, England

Jane M

Ridsdale

Daughter

Single

32

1849

Cape, South Africa

Ellen M M

Ridsdale

Daughter

Single

26

1855

Cape, South Africa

Sarah F

Ridsdale

Daughter

Single

25

1856

Cape, South Africa

Charles H

Ridsdale

Son

Single

20

1861

Ely, Cambridgeshire, England

Alice K

Browning

Servant

Single

24

1857

Australia

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