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Household of Joseph Ridland (born 1814, Shetland Islands)

1881 England, Wales & Scotland Census in Dunrossness, Shetland, Scotland

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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 Ridland and 5 other people are on this record

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In the 1881 Census, the household of Joseph Ridland, born in 1814 in Shetland Islands, consisted of 6 members. Joseph was the head of the household, married to Penelope Ridland, born in 1821 in Shetland Islands, Scotland. They had 4 children; Joseph (born 1855 in Shetland Islands, Scotland), James (born 1857 in Shetland Islands, Scotland), John (born 1860 in Shetland Islands, Scotland) and William (born 1865 in Shetland Islands, Scotland).


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Joseph Ridland's household

Male

Joseph

Ridland

Head
Female

Penelope

Ridland

Wife
Male

Joseph

Ridland

Son
Male

James

Ridland

Son
Male

John

Ridland

Son
Male

William

Ridland

Son
First name(s) Joseph
Last name Ridland
Relationship Head
Marital status Married
Age 67
Birth year 1814
Birth place Shetland Islands, Scotland

Household members (6 people)

First name(s)

Last name

Relationship

Marital status

Age

Birth year

Birth place

Full record

Joseph

Ridland

Head

Married

67

1814

Shetland Islands, Scotland

Penelope

Ridland

Wife

Married

60

1821

Shetland Islands, Scotland

Joseph

Ridland

Son

Unmarried

26

1855

Shetland Islands, Scotland

James

Ridland

Son

Unmarried

24

1857

Shetland Islands, Scotland

John

Ridland

Son

Unmarried

21

1860

Shetland Islands, Scotland

William

Ridland

Son

Unmarried

16

1865

Shetland Islands, Scotland

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