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Household of John Rigden (born 1798, Kent)

1881 England, Wales & Scotland Census in Eastry, Kent, 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 Rigden and 9 other people are on this record

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In the 1881 Census, the household of John Rigden, born in 1798 in Nonington, Kent, consisted of 10 members. John was the head of the household, widower. He had 1 child; Harriet, born 1843 in Womenswold, Kent, England. He had 7 grandchildren; Mary A (born 1864 in Womenswold, Kent, England), Edward I (born 1868 in Womenswold, Kent, England), Sarah A (born 1871 in Womenswold, Kent, England), Rosa H (born 1873 in Womenswold, Kent, England), John (born 1875 in Goodnestone, Kent, England), Martha (born 1878 in Goodnestone, Kent, England) and Harriet I (born 1880 in Goodnestone, Kent, England).
During the period, also present in the household was John's Son In Law, Edward Sawkins, born in 1835 in Nonington, Kent, England.


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John Rigden's household

Male

John

Rigden

Head
Male

Edward

Sawkins

Son In Law
Female

Harriet

Sawkins

Daughter
Female

Mary A

Sawkins

Grand Daughter
Male

Edward I

Sawkins

Grand Son
Female

Sarah A

Sawkins

Grand Daughter
Female

Rosa H

Sawkins

Grand Daughter
Male

John

Sawkins

Grand Son
Female

Martha

Sawkins

Grand Daughter
Female

Harriet I

Sawkins

Grand Daughter
First name(s) John
Last name Rigden
Relationship Head
Marital status Widower
Age 83
Birth year 1798
Birth place Nonington, Kent, England

Household members (10 people)

First name(s)

Last name

Relationship

Marital status

Age

Birth year

Birth place

Full record

John

Rigden

Head

Widower

83

1798

Nonington, Kent, England

Edward

Sawkins

Son In Law

Married

46

1835

Nonington, Kent, England

Harriet

Sawkins

Daughter

Married

38

1843

Womenswold, Kent, England

Mary A

Sawkins

Grand Daughter

Single

17

1864

Womenswold, Kent, England

Edward I

Sawkins

Grand Son

Single

13

1868

Womenswold, Kent, England

Sarah A

Sawkins

Grand Daughter

Single

10

1871

Womenswold, Kent, England

Rosa H

Sawkins

Grand Daughter

Single

8

1873

Womenswold, Kent, England

John

Sawkins

Grand Son

Single

6

1875

Goodnestone, Kent, England

Martha

Sawkins

Grand Daughter

Single

3

1878

Goodnestone, Kent, England

Harriet I

Sawkins

Grand Daughter

Single

1

1880

Goodnestone, Kent, England

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