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Household of John Riddell (born 1851, Roxburghshire)

1881 England, Wales & Scotland Census in Govan Church, Lanarkshire, 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 6 other people are on this record

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In the 1881 Census, the household of John Riddell, born in 1851 in Bowden, Roxburghshire, consisted of 7 members. John was the head of the household, married to Elizabeth Riddell, born in 1854 in Govan, Lanarkshire, Scotland. They had 2 children; Mitchell C (born 1876 in Govan, Lanarkshire, Scotland) and George (born 1880 in Govan, Lanarkshire, Scotland).
During the period, also present in the household were John's Mother-In-Law, Mitchell (born 1815 in Govan, Lanarkshire, Scotland), John's Sister-In-Law, Mitchell (born 1854 in Govan, Lanarkshire, Scotland) and John's Servant, Margaret (born 1866 in Dundee, Forfarshire (Angus), Scotland).


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John Riddell's household

Male

John

Riddell

Head
Female

Elizabeth

Riddell

Wife
Female

Mitchell C

Riddell

Daughter
Male

George

Riddell

Son
Female

Mitchell

Orr

Mother-In-Law
Female

Mitchell

Orr

Sister-In-Law
Female

Margaret

Anderson

Servant
First name(s) John
Last name Riddell
Relationship Head
Marital status Married
Age 30
Birth year 1851
Birth place Bowden, Roxburghshire, Scotland

Household members (7 people)

First name(s)

Last name

Relationship

Marital status

Age

Birth year

Birth place

Full record

John

Riddell

Head

Married

30

1851

Bowden, Roxburghshire, Scotland

Elizabeth

Riddell

Wife

Married

27

1854

Govan, Lanarkshire, Scotland

Mitchell C

Riddell

Daughter

-

5

1876

Govan, Lanarkshire, Scotland

George

Riddell

Son

-

1

1880

Govan, Lanarkshire, Scotland

Mitchell

Orr

Mother-In-Law

Widow

66

1815

Govan, Lanarkshire, Scotland

Mitchell

Orr

Sister-In-Law

Unmarried

27

1854

Govan, Lanarkshire, Scotland

Margaret

Anderson

Servant

Unmarried

15

1866

Dundee, Forfarshire (Angus), Scotland

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