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Household of John Ridgway (born 1838, Cheshire)

1881 England, Wales & Scotland Census in Altrincham, Cheshire, 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 7 other people are on this record

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In the 1881 Census, the household of John Ridgway, born in 1838 in Hale, Cheshire, consisted of 8 members. John was the head of the household, married to Ellen Ridgway, born in 1848 in Timperley, Cheshire, England. They had 4 children; Edith E (born 1875 in Hale, Cheshire, England), Freda A (born 1877 in Hale, Cheshire, England), John H (born 1878 in Hale, Cheshire, England) and Maud E (born 1881 in Hale, Cheshire, England).
During the period, also present in the household were John's Servant, Rebecca (born 1859 in Hale, Cheshire, England) and John's Servant, George (born 1861 in Cheshire, England).


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John Ridgway's household

Male

John

Ridgway

Head
Female

Ellen

Ridgway

Wife
Female

Edith E

Ridgway

Daughter
Male

Freda A

Ridgway

Daughter
Male

John H

Ridgway

Son
Female

Maud E

Ridgway

Daughter
Female

Rebecca

Brown

Servant
Male

George

Graham

Servant
First name(s) John
Last name Ridgway
Relationship Head
Marital status Married
Age 43
Birth year 1838
Birth place Hale, Cheshire, England

Household members (8 people)

First name(s)

Last name

Relationship

Marital status

Age

Birth year

Birth place

Full record

John

Ridgway

Head

Married

43

1838

Hale, Cheshire, England

Ellen

Ridgway

Wife

Married

33

1848

Timperley, Cheshire, England

Edith E

Ridgway

Daughter

Single

6

1875

Hale, Cheshire, England

Freda A

Ridgway

Daughter

Single

4

1877

Hale, Cheshire, England

John H

Ridgway

Son

Single

3

1878

Hale, Cheshire, England

Maud E

Ridgway

Daughter

Single

0

1881

Hale, Cheshire, England

Rebecca

Brown

Servant

Single

22

1859

Hale, Cheshire, England

George

Graham

Servant

Single

20

1861

Cheshire, England

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