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Household of Robert Ridgeway (born 1828, Cheshire)

1881 England, Wales & Scotland Census in Macclesfield, Cheshire, 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.

Robert Ridgeway and 7 other people are on this record

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In the 1881 Census, the household of Robert Ridgeway, born in 1828 in Macclesfield, Cheshire, consisted of 8 members. Robert was the head of the household, married to Ellen Ridgeway, born in 1844 in Ireland. They had 5 children; Elizabeth (born 1859 in Macclesfield, Cheshire, England), James (born 1870 in Macclesfield, Cheshire, England), Robert (born 1872 in Macclesfield, Cheshire, England), Mary E (born 1876 in Macclesfield, Cheshire, England) and Sarah A (born 1879 in Macclesfield, Cheshire, England).
During the period, also present in the household was Robert's Lodger, Alice Tomkinson, born in 1818 in Macclesfield, Cheshire, England.


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Robert Ridgeway's household

Male

Robert

Ridgeway

Head
Female

Ellen

Ridgeway

Wife
Female

Elizabeth

Ridgeway

Daughter
Male

James

Ridgeway

Son
Male

Robert

Ridgeway

Son
Female

Mary E

Ridgeway

Daughter
Female

Sarah A

Ridgeway

Daughter
Female

Alice

Tomkinson

Lodger
First name(s) Robert
Last name Ridgeway
Relationship Head
Marital status Married
Age 53
Birth year 1828
Birth place Macclesfield, Cheshire, England

Household members (8 people)

First name(s)

Last name

Relationship

Marital status

Age

Birth year

Birth place

Full record

Robert

Ridgeway

Head

Married

53

1828

Macclesfield, Cheshire, England

Ellen

Ridgeway

Wife

Married

37

1844

Ireland

Elizabeth

Ridgeway

Daughter

Single

22

1859

Macclesfield, Cheshire, England

James

Ridgeway

Son

Single

11

1870

Macclesfield, Cheshire, England

Robert

Ridgeway

Son

Single

9

1872

Macclesfield, Cheshire, England

Mary E

Ridgeway

Daughter

Single

5

1876

Macclesfield, Cheshire, England

Sarah A

Ridgeway

Daughter

Single

2

1879

Macclesfield, Cheshire, England

Alice

Tomkinson

Lodger

Widow

63

1818

Macclesfield, Cheshire, England

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