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Household of Thomas Riddell (born 1820, Roxburghshire)
1881 England, Wales & Scotland Census in Athelstaneford, Haddingtonshire (East Lothian), 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.
Thomas Riddell and 8 other people are on this record
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In the 1881 Census, the household of Thomas Riddell, born in 1820 in Oxnam, Roxburghshire, consisted of 9 members. Thomas was the head of the household, married to Eliza Riddell, born in 1841 in Fogo, Berwickshire, Scotland. They had 4 children; Thomas Cockburn (born 1870 in Roxburghshire, Scotland), William George (born 1872 in Roxburghshire, Scotland), Eliza Barbara (born 1876 in Roxburghshire, Scotland) and Catherine (born 1880 in Athelstaneford, Haddingtonshire (East Lothian), Scotland).
During the period, also present in the household were Thomas's Servant, Mary (born 1853 in Ormiston, Haddingtonshire (East Lothian), Scotland), Thomas's Servant, Bathsheba (born 1857 in Nairn, Nairnshire, Scotland) and Thomas's Servant, Marion (born 1863 in Athelstaneford, Haddingtonshire (East Lothian), Scotland).
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Thomas Riddell's household
Thomas
Riddell
Head
Eliza
Riddell
Wife
Thomas Cockburn
Riddell
Son
William George
Riddell
Son
Eliza Barbara
Riddell
Daughter
Catherine
Riddell
Daughter
Mary
Wight
Servant
Bathsheba
Douglas
Servant
Marion
Horsburgh
Servant
| First name(s) | Thomas |
| Last name | Riddell |
| Relationship | Head |
| Marital status | Married |
| Age | 61 |
| Birth year | 1820 |
| Birth place | Oxnam, Roxburghshire, Scotland |
Household members (9 people)
First name(s) | Last name | Relationship | Marital status | Age | Birth year | Birth place | Full record |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
Thomas | Riddell | Head | Married | 61 | 1820 | Oxnam, Roxburghshire, Scotland | |
Eliza | Riddell | Wife | Married | 40 | 1841 | Fogo, Berwickshire, Scotland | |
Thomas Cockburn | Riddell | Son | - | 11 | 1870 | Roxburghshire, Scotland | |
William George | Riddell | Son | - | 9 | 1872 | Roxburghshire, Scotland | |
Eliza Barbara | Riddell | Daughter | - | 5 | 1876 | Roxburghshire, Scotland | |
Catherine | Riddell | Daughter | - | 1 | 1880 | Athelstaneford, Haddingtonshire (East Lothian), Scotland | |
Mary | Wight | Servant | Unmarried | 28 | 1853 | Ormiston, Haddingtonshire (East Lothian), Scotland | |
Bathsheba | Douglas | Servant | Unmarried | 24 | 1857 | Nairn, Nairnshire, Scotland | |
Marion | Horsburgh | Servant | Unmarried | 18 | 1863 | Athelstaneford, Haddingtonshire (East Lothian), Scotland |
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