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Household of John Riddell (born 1822, Roxburghshire)

1881 England, Wales & Scotland Census in Melrose, Roxburghshire, 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 8 other people are on this record

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In the 1881 Census, the household of John Riddell, born in 1822 in Roxburghshire, consisted of 9 members. John was the head of the household, married to Helen Riddell, born in 1832 in Roxburghshire, Scotland. They had 7 children; John (born 1861 in Melrose, Roxburghshire, Scotland), Mary (born 1863 in Melrose, Roxburghshire, Scotland), Thomas (born 1865 in Melrose, Roxburghshire, Scotland), Agnes (born 1868 in Melrose, Roxburghshire, Scotland), Walter (born 1870 in Melrose, Roxburghshire, Scotland), Helen (born 1873 in Melrose, Roxburghshire, Scotland) and Georgina (born 1877 in Melrose, Roxburghshire, Scotland).


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John Riddell's household

Male

John

Riddell

Head
Female

Helen

Riddell

Wife
Male

John

Riddell

Son
Female

Mary

Riddell

Daughter
Male

Thomas

Riddell

Son
Female

Agnes

Riddell

Daughter
Male

Walter

Riddell

Son
Female

Helen

Riddell

Daughter
Female

Georgina

Riddell

Daughter
First name(s) John
Last name Riddell
Relationship Head
Marital status Married
Age 59
Birth year 1822
Birth place Roxburghshire, Scotland

Household members (9 people)

First name(s)

Last name

Relationship

Marital status

Age

Birth year

Birth place

Full record

John

Riddell

Head

Married

59

1822

Roxburghshire, Scotland

Helen

Riddell

Wife

Married

49

1832

Roxburghshire, Scotland

John

Riddell

Son

Unmarried

20

1861

Melrose, Roxburghshire, Scotland

Mary

Riddell

Daughter

Unmarried

18

1863

Melrose, Roxburghshire, Scotland

Thomas

Riddell

Son

Unmarried

16

1865

Melrose, Roxburghshire, Scotland

Agnes

Riddell

Daughter

-

13

1868

Melrose, Roxburghshire, Scotland

Walter

Riddell

Son

-

11

1870

Melrose, Roxburghshire, Scotland

Helen

Riddell

Daughter

-

8

1873

Melrose, Roxburghshire, Scotland

Georgina

Riddell

Daughter

-

4

1877

Melrose, Roxburghshire, Scotland

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