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Household of Joseph Ridger (born 1842, Surrey)

1881 England, Wales & Scotland Census in Lewisham, London,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.

Joseph Ridger and 7 other people are on this record

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In the 1881 Census, the household of Joseph Ridger, born in 1842 in Addlestone, Surrey, consisted of 8 members. Joseph was the head of the household, married to Caroline Ridger, born in 1830 in Maidstone, Kent, England. They had 3 children; Arthur (born 1870 in Sydenham, Kent, England), Sarah E (born 1871 in Sydenham, Kent, England) and Edith Amy (born 1873 in Sydenham, Kent, England).
During the period, also present in the household were Joseph's Stepson, William (born 1859 in Deptford, Kent, England), Joseph's Step Daughter, Caroline (born 1856 in Lewisham, Kent, England) and Joseph's Nurse Child, Louisa (born 1876 in Leamington, Warwickshire, England).


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Joseph Ridger's household

Male

Joseph

Ridger

Head
Female

Caroline

Ridger

Wife
Male

Arthur

Ridger

Son
Female

Sarah E

Ridger

Daughter
Female

Edith Amy

Ridger

Daughter
Male

William

Brewer

Stepson
Female

Caroline

Brewer

Step Daughter
Female

Louisa

Burton

Nurse Child
First name(s) Joseph
Last name Ridger
Relationship Head
Marital status Married
Age 39
Birth year 1842
Birth place Addlestone, Surrey, England

Household members (8 people)

First name(s)

Last name

Relationship

Marital status

Age

Birth year

Birth place

Full record

Joseph

Ridger

Head

Married

39

1842

Addlestone, Surrey, England

Caroline

Ridger

Wife

Married

51

1830

Maidstone, Kent, England

Arthur

Ridger

Son

Single

11

1870

Sydenham, Kent, England

Sarah E

Ridger

Daughter

Single

10

1871

Sydenham, Kent, England

Edith Amy

Ridger

Daughter

Single

8

1873

Sydenham, Kent, England

William

Brewer

Stepson

Single

22

1859

Deptford, Kent, England

Caroline

Brewer

Step Daughter

Single

25

1856

Lewisham, Kent, England

Louisa

Burton

Nurse Child

Single

5

1876

Leamington, Warwickshire, England

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