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Household of John Ridgway (born 1837, Cheshire)

1881 England, Wales & Scotland Census in Ashton under Lyne, Lancashire, 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 11 other people are on this record

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In the 1881 Census, the household of John Ridgway, born in 1837 in Cheshire, consisted of 12 members. John was the head of the household, married to Ester Ridgway, born in 1837 in Cheshire, England. They had 9 children; Mary A (born 1862 in Cheshire, England), John W (born 1868 in Tipperary, Tipperary, Ireland), Ann (born 1869 in Stafford, Staffordshire, England), Joseph (born 1871 in Hyde, Cheshire, England), Fred (born 1872 in Stockbridge, Yorkshire, England), Herbert (born 1872 in Droylsden, Lancashire, England), Oswald (born 1874 in Stalybridge, Cheshire, England), Holland (born 1877 in Droylsden, Lancashire, England) and Emily (born 1880 in Droylsden, Lancashire, England).
During the period, also present in the household was John's Lodger, Elizabeth Palin, born in 1862 in Mossley, Lancashire, England.


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John Ridgway's household

Male

John

Ridgway

Head
Female

Ester

Ridgway

Wife
Female

Mary A

Ridgway

Daughter
Male

John W

Ridgway

Son
Female

Ann

Ridgway

Daughter
Male

Joseph

Ridgway

Son
Male

Fred

Ridgway

Son
Male

Herbert

Ridgway

Son
Male

Oswald

Ridgway

Son
Male

Holland

Ridgway

Son
Female

Emily

Ridgway

Daughter
Female

Elizabeth

Palin

Lodger
First name(s) John
Last name Ridgway
Relationship Head
Marital status Married
Age 44
Birth year 1837
Birth place Cheshire, England

Household members (12 people)

First name(s)

Last name

Relationship

Marital status

Age

Birth year

Birth place

Full record

John

Ridgway

Head

Married

44

1837

Cheshire, England

Ester

Ridgway

Wife

Married

44

1837

Cheshire, England

Mary A

Ridgway

Daughter

Single

19

1862

Cheshire, England

John W

Ridgway

Son

Single

13

1868

Tipperary, Tipperary, Ireland

Ann

Ridgway

Daughter

Single

12

1869

Stafford, Staffordshire, England

Joseph

Ridgway

Son

Single

10

1871

Hyde, Cheshire, England

Fred

Ridgway

Son

Single

9

1872

Stockbridge, Yorkshire, England

Herbert

Ridgway

Son

Single

9

1872

Droylsden, Lancashire, England

Oswald

Ridgway

Son

Single

7

1874

Stalybridge, Cheshire, England

Holland

Ridgway

Son

Single

4

1877

Droylsden, Lancashire, England

Emily

Ridgway

Daughter

Single

1

1880

Droylsden, Lancashire, England

Elizabeth

Palin

Lodger

Single

19

1862

Mossley, Lancashire, England

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