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Household of John Riddell (born 1831, Aberdeenshire)

1881 England, Wales & Scotland Census in Savoch, Aberdeenshire, 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.

John Riddell and 11 other people are on this record

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In the 1881 Census, the household of John Riddell, born in 1831 in Ellon, Aberdeenshire, consisted of 12 members. John was the head of the household, married to Catherine Riddell, born in 1852 in Ellon, Aberdeenshire, Scotland. They had 7 children; John (born 1873 in Ellon, Aberdeenshire, Scotland), May (born 1874 in Ellon, Aberdeenshire, Scotland), Catherine (born 1875 in Ellon, Aberdeenshire, Scotland), Jane (born 1876 in Ellon, Aberdeenshire, Scotland), James (born 1879 in Ellon, Aberdeenshire, Scotland), Charles (born 1880 in Ellon, Aberdeenshire, Scotland) and Christina (born 1881 in Ellon, Aberdeenshire, Scotland).
During the period, also present in the household were John's Servant, Jessie (born 1865 in Ellon, Aberdeenshire, Scotland), John's Servant, Mary A (born 1866 in Aberdeenshire, Scotland) and John's Servant, Richard (born 1868 in New Deer, Aberdeenshire, Scotland).


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John Riddell's household

Male

John

Riddell

Head
Female

Catherine

Riddell

Wife
Male

John

Riddell

Son
Female

May

Riddell

Daughter
Female

Catherine

Riddell

Daughter
Female

Jane

Riddell

Daughter
Male

James

Riddell

Son
Male

Charles

Riddell

Son
Female

Jessie

Duncan

Servant
Female

Mary A

Milne

Servant
Male

Richard

Henderson

Servant
Female

Christina

Riddell

Daughter
First name(s) John
Last name Riddell
Relationship Head
Marital status Married
Age 50
Birth year 1831
Birth place Ellon, Aberdeenshire, Scotland

Household members (12 people)

First name(s)

Last name

Relationship

Marital status

Age

Birth year

Birth place

Full record

John

Riddell

Head

Married

50

1831

Ellon, Aberdeenshire, Scotland

Catherine

Riddell

Wife

Married

29

1852

Ellon, Aberdeenshire, Scotland

John

Riddell

Son

-

8

1873

Ellon, Aberdeenshire, Scotland

May

Riddell

Daughter

-

7

1874

Ellon, Aberdeenshire, Scotland

Catherine

Riddell

Daughter

-

6

1875

Ellon, Aberdeenshire, Scotland

Jane

Riddell

Daughter

-

5

1876

Ellon, Aberdeenshire, Scotland

James

Riddell

Son

-

2

1879

Ellon, Aberdeenshire, Scotland

Charles

Riddell

Son

-

1

1880

Ellon, Aberdeenshire, Scotland

Jessie

Duncan

Servant

Unmarried

16

1865

Ellon, Aberdeenshire, Scotland

Mary A

Milne

Servant

-

15

1866

Aberdeenshire, Scotland

Richard

Henderson

Servant

-

13

1868

New Deer, Aberdeenshire, Scotland

Christina

Riddell

Daughter

-

0

1881

Ellon, Aberdeenshire, Scotland

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