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Household of John Riddell (born 1831, Roxburghshire)

1881 England, Wales & Scotland Census in West District, Renfrewshire, 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 1831 in Hawick, Roxburghshire, consisted of 9 members. John was the head of the household, married to Mary Riddell, born in 1832 in Paisley, Renfrewshire, Scotland. They had 6 children; Agnes (born 1855 in Paisley, Renfrewshire, Scotland), Margaret (born 1859 in Greenock, Renfrewshire, Scotland), John (born 1862 in Greenock, Renfrewshire, Scotland), Helen (born 1870 in Paisley, Renfrewshire, Scotland), James (born 1872 in Greenock, Renfrewshire, Scotland) and William (born 1874 in Greenock, Renfrewshire, Scotland).
During the period, also present in the household was John's Grandchild, Mary Riddell, born in 1880 in Greenock, Renfrewshire, Scotland.


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John Riddell's household

Male

John

Riddell

Head
Female

Mary

Riddell

Wife
Female

Agnes

Riddell

Daughter
Female

Margaret

Riddell

Daughter
Male

John

Riddell

Son
Female

Helen

Riddell

Daughter
Male

James

Riddell

Son
Male

William

Riddell

Son
Female

Mary

Riddell

Grandchild
First name(s) John
Last name Riddell
Relationship Head
Marital status Married
Age 50
Birth year 1831
Birth place Hawick, 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

50

1831

Hawick, Roxburghshire, Scotland

Mary

Riddell

Wife

Married

49

1832

Paisley, Renfrewshire, Scotland

Agnes

Riddell

Daughter

Unmarried

26

1855

Paisley, Renfrewshire, Scotland

Margaret

Riddell

Daughter

Unmarried

22

1859

Greenock, Renfrewshire, Scotland

John

Riddell

Son

Unmarried

19

1862

Greenock, Renfrewshire, Scotland

Helen

Riddell

Daughter

-

11

1870

Paisley, Renfrewshire, Scotland

James

Riddell

Son

-

9

1872

Greenock, Renfrewshire, Scotland

William

Riddell

Son

-

7

1874

Greenock, Renfrewshire, Scotland

Mary

Riddell

Grandchild

-

1

1880

Greenock, Renfrewshire, Scotland

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