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Household of Matthew Ridley (born 1844, Durham)

1881 England, Wales & Scotland Census in Gateshead, Durham, 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.

Matthew Ridley and 7 other people are on this record

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In the 1881 Census, the household of Matthew Ridley, born in 1844 in Gateshead, Durham, consisted of 8 members. Matthew was the head of the household, married to Margaret Ridley, born in 1843 in Gateshead, Durham, England. They had 6 children; Robert (born 1868 in Gateshead, Durham, England), Bessy (born 1870 in Gateshead, Durham, England), Young (born 1872 in Gateshead, Durham, England), Mary Jane (born 1875 in Gateshead, Durham, England), Hannah Bell (born 1878 in Gateshead, Durham, England) and Barbara (born 1878 in Gateshead, Durham, England).


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Matthew Ridley's household

Male

Matthew

Ridley

Head
Female

Margaret

Ridley

Wife
Male

Robert

Ridley

Son
Female

Bessy

Ridley

Daughter
Male

Young

Ridley

Son
Female

Mary Jane

Ridley

Daughter
Female

Hannah Bell

Ridley

Daughter
Female

Barbara

Ridley

Daughter
First name(s) Matthew
Last name Ridley
Relationship Head
Marital status Married
Age 37
Birth year 1844
Birth place Gateshead, Durham, England

Household members (8 people)

First name(s)

Last name

Relationship

Marital status

Age

Birth year

Birth place

Full record

Matthew

Ridley

Head

Married

37

1844

Gateshead, Durham, England

Margaret

Ridley

Wife

Married

38

1843

Gateshead, Durham, England

Robert

Ridley

Son

Single

13

1868

Gateshead, Durham, England

Bessy

Ridley

Daughter

Single

11

1870

Gateshead, Durham, England

Young

Ridley

Son

Single

9

1872

Gateshead, Durham, England

Mary Jane

Ridley

Daughter

Single

6

1875

Gateshead, Durham, England

Hannah Bell

Ridley

Daughter

Single

3

1878

Gateshead, Durham, England

Barbara

Ridley

Daughter

Single

3

1878

Gateshead, Durham, England

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