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Household of John Ridgway (born 1846, Shropshire)

1881 England, Wales & Scotland Census in Newcastle under Lyme, Staffordshire, 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 Ridgway and 8 other people are on this record

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In the 1881 Census, the household of John Ridgway, born in 1846 in Newport, Shropshire, consisted of 9 members. John was the head of the household, married to Emma Ridgway, born in 1844 in Stoke on Trent, Staffordshire, England. They had 3 children; George (born 1877 in Newcastle under Lyme, Staffordshire, England), James (born 1878 in Newcastle under Lyme, Staffordshire, England) and Maud E (born 1880 in Newcastle under Lyme, Staffordshire, England).
During the period, also present in the household were John's Step Son, Samuel (born 1864 in Stoke on Trent, Staffordshire, England), John's Step Son, Thomas (born 1871 in Newcastle under Lyme, Staffordshire, England), John's Mother In Law, Ann (born 1814 in Stoke on Trent, Staffordshire, England) and John's Brother In Law, Joseph (born 1854 in Stoke on Trent, Staffordshire, England).


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John Ridgway's household

Male

John

Ridgway

Head
Female

Emma

Ridgway

Wife
Male

Samuel

Cheetham

Step Son
Male

Thomas

Cheetham

Step Son
Male

George

Ridgway

Son
Male

James

Ridgway

Son
Female

Maud E

Ridgway

Daughter
Female

Ann

Grocott

Mother In Law
Male

Joseph

Grocott

Brother In Law
First name(s) John
Last name Ridgway
Relationship Head
Marital status Married
Age 35
Birth year 1846
Birth place Newport, Shropshire, England

Household members (9 people)

First name(s)

Last name

Relationship

Marital status

Age

Birth year

Birth place

Full record

John

Ridgway

Head

Married

35

1846

Newport, Shropshire, England

Emma

Ridgway

Wife

Married

37

1844

Stoke on Trent, Staffordshire, England

Samuel

Cheetham

Step Son

Single

17

1864

Stoke on Trent, Staffordshire, England

Thomas

Cheetham

Step Son

Single

10

1871

Newcastle under Lyme, Staffordshire, England

George

Ridgway

Son

Single

4

1877

Newcastle under Lyme, Staffordshire, England

James

Ridgway

Son

Single

3

1878

Newcastle under Lyme, Staffordshire, England

Maud E

Ridgway

Daughter

Single

1

1880

Newcastle under Lyme, Staffordshire, England

Ann

Grocott

Mother In Law

Widow

67

1814

Stoke on Trent, Staffordshire, England

Joseph

Grocott

Brother In Law

Single

27

1854

Stoke on Trent, Staffordshire, England

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