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Household of John Riddecliffe (born 1844, Devon)

1881 England, Wales & Scotland Census in Tavistock, Devon, 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.

John Riddecliffe and 7 other people are on this record

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In the 1881 Census, the household of John Riddecliffe, born in 1844 in Sourton, Devon, consisted of 8 members. John was the head of the household, married to Elizabeth Riddecliffe, born in 1855 in Bratton Clovelly, Devon, England. They had 5 children; Harriet (born 1873 in Devon, England), Elizabeth Ann (born 1874 in Devon, England), Sarah (born 1876 in Bratton Clovelly, Devon, England), Joannah (born 1879 in Bratton Clovelly, Devon, England) and Mary (born 1880 in Bratton Clovelly, Devon, England).
During the period, also present in the household was John's Boarder, John Lovell, born in 1809 in Hatherleigh, Devon, England.


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John Riddecliffe's household

Male

John

Riddecliffe

Head
Female

Elizabeth

Riddecliffe

Wife
Female

Harriet

Riddecliffe

Daughter
Female

Elizabeth Ann

Riddecliffe

Daughter
Female

Sarah

Riddecliffe

Daughter
Female

Joannah

Riddecliffe

Daughter
Female

Mary

Riddecliffe

Daughter
Male

John

Lovell

Boarder
First name(s) John
Last name Riddecliffe
Relationship Head
Marital status Married
Age 37
Birth year 1844
Birth place Sourton, Devon, England

Household members (8 people)

First name(s)

Last name

Relationship

Marital status

Age

Birth year

Birth place

Full record

John

Riddecliffe

Head

Married

37

1844

Sourton, Devon, England

Elizabeth

Riddecliffe

Wife

Married

26

1855

Bratton Clovelly, Devon, England

Harriet

Riddecliffe

Daughter

Single

8

1873

Devon, England

Elizabeth Ann

Riddecliffe

Daughter

Single

7

1874

Devon, England

Sarah

Riddecliffe

Daughter

Single

5

1876

Bratton Clovelly, Devon, England

Joannah

Riddecliffe

Daughter

Single

2

1879

Bratton Clovelly, Devon, England

Mary

Riddecliffe

Daughter

Single

1

1880

Bratton Clovelly, Devon, England

John

Lovell

Boarder

Widower

72

1809

Hatherleigh, Devon, England

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