Skip to content
  • Start free trial
An original census record

Start a free trial to view

Get access to the original record, as well as a map showing the local area at the time

Household of Jonathan Ridgway (born 1846, Cheshire)

1881 England, Wales & Scotland Census in Stockport, Cheshire, England

More informationkeyboard_arrow_down

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.

Jonathan Ridgway and 5 other people are on this record

More informationkeyboard_arrow_down

In the 1881 Census, the household of Jonathan Ridgway, born in 1846 in Hollingworth, Cheshire, consisted of 6 members. Jonathan was the head of the household, married to Ruth R Ridgway, born in 1849 in Ashton, Lancashire, England. They had 3 children; Gertrude A W (born 1871 in Manchester, Lancashire, England), William W (born 1873 in Manchester, Lancashire, England) and Ernest W (born 1878 in Handforth, Cheshire, England).
During the period, also present in the household was Jonathan's Servant, Alice Whitney, born in 1859 in Styal, Cheshire, England.


Get access to the original record, as well as a map showing the local area at the time

Jonathan Ridgway's household

Male

Jonathan

Ridgway

Head
Female

Ruth R

Ridgway

Wife
Female

Gertrude A W

Ridgway

Daughter
Male

William W

Ridgway

Son
Male

Ernest W

Ridgway

Son
Female

Alice

Whitney

Servant
First name(s) Jonathan
Last name Ridgway
Relationship Head
Marital status Married
Age 35
Birth year 1846
Birth place Hollingworth, Cheshire, England

Household members (6 people)

First name(s)

Last name

Relationship

Marital status

Age

Birth year

Birth place

Full record

Jonathan

Ridgway

Head

Married

35

1846

Hollingworth, Cheshire, England

Ruth R

Ridgway

Wife

Married

32

1849

Ashton, Lancashire, England

Gertrude A W

Ridgway

Daughter

Single

10

1871

Manchester, Lancashire, England

William W

Ridgway

Son

Single

8

1873

Manchester, Lancashire, England

Ernest W

Ridgway

Son

Single

3

1878

Handforth, Cheshire, England

Alice

Whitney

Servant

Single

22

1859

Styal, Cheshire, England

Explore Findmypast's newspaper collections

Explore the 1881 Census and millions of historical records for free with Findmypast. Find out more about the household of Jonathan Ridgway in Stockport in 1881, and follow the Ridgway family through time in other national records, newspapers and more.

We've found family trees for Jonathan Ridgway

We’ve found Jonathan Ridgway in 17 family trees. Find out more about Jonathan Ridgway's household and view the Ridgway family in family trees created by Findmypast members.

Not who you're looking for?

Other households on nearby pages of the 1881 Census