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Household of Janet Ridd (born 1809, Forfarshire (Angus))

1881 England, Wales & Scotland Census in Forgan, Fife, Scotland

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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.

Janet Ridd and 5 other people are on this record

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In the 1881 Census, the household of Janet Ridd, born in 1809 in Dundee, Forfarshire (Angus), consisted of 6 members. Janet was the head of the household, widow. She had 4 children; Elizabeth (born 1839 in Dundee, Forfarshire (Angus), Scotland), Rachel (born 1851 in Dundee, Forfarshire (Angus), Scotland), David (born 1853 in Dundee, Forfarshire (Angus), Scotland) and Thomas (born 1856 in Dundee, Forfarshire (Angus), Scotland).
During the period, also present in the household was Janet's Servant, Mary Gray, born in 1860 in Fife, Scotland.


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Janet Ridd's household

Female

Janet

Ridd

Head
Female

Elizabeth

Ridd

Daughter
Female

Rachel

Ridd

Daughter
Male

David

Ridd

Son
Male

Thomas

Ridd

Son
Female

Mary

Gray

Servant
First name(s) Janet
Last name Ridd
Relationship Head
Marital status Widow
Age 72
Birth year 1809
Birth place Dundee, Forfarshire (Angus), Scotland

Household members (6 people)

First name(s)

Last name

Relationship

Marital status

Age

Birth year

Birth place

Full record

Janet

Ridd

Head

Widow

72

1809

Dundee, Forfarshire (Angus), Scotland

Elizabeth

Ridd

Daughter

Unmarried

42

1839

Dundee, Forfarshire (Angus), Scotland

Rachel

Ridd

Daughter

Unmarried

30

1851

Dundee, Forfarshire (Angus), Scotland

David

Ridd

Son

Unmarried

28

1853

Dundee, Forfarshire (Angus), Scotland

Thomas

Ridd

Son

Unmarried

25

1856

Dundee, Forfarshire (Angus), Scotland

Mary

Gray

Servant

Unmarried

21

1860

Fife, Scotland

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