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Household of Thomas Riding (born 1835, Lancashire)

1881 England, Wales & Scotland Census in Blackburn, Lancashire, 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.

Thomas Riding and 10 other people are on this record

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In the 1881 Census, the household of Thomas Riding, born in 1835 in Blackburn, Lancashire, consisted of 11 members. Thomas was the head of the household, married to Ellen Riding, born in 1833 in Blackburn, Lancashire, England. They had 8 children; George (born 1858 in Blackburn, Lancashire, England), John Thos (born 1860 in Blackburn, Lancashire, England), William (born 1862 in Blackburn, Lancashire, England), James (born 1866 in Blackburn, Lancashire, England), Frederick (born 1868 in Blackburn, Lancashire, England), Alice Ann (born 1870 in Blackburn, Lancashire, England), Mary Ann (born 1871 in Blackburn, Lancashire, England) and Walter (born 1874 in Blackburn, Lancashire, England).
During the period, also present in the household was Thomas's Boarder, Nancy Atkinson, born in 1803 in Blackburn, Lancashire, England.


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Thomas Riding's household

Male

Thomas

Riding

Head
Female

Ellen

Riding

Wife
Male

George

Riding

Son
Male

John Thos

Riding

Son
Male

William

Riding

Son
Male

James

Riding

Son
Male

Frederick

Riding

Son
Female

Alice Ann

Riding

Daughter
Female

Mary Ann

Riding

Daughter
Male

Walter

Riding

Son
Female

Nancy

Atkinson

Boarder
First name(s) Thomas
Last name Riding
Relationship Head
Marital status Married
Age 46
Birth year 1835
Birth place Blackburn, Lancashire, England

Household members (11 people)

First name(s)

Last name

Relationship

Marital status

Age

Birth year

Birth place

Full record

Thomas

Riding

Head

Married

46

1835

Blackburn, Lancashire, England

Ellen

Riding

Wife

Married

48

1833

Blackburn, Lancashire, England

George

Riding

Son

Single

23

1858

Blackburn, Lancashire, England

John Thos

Riding

Son

Single

21

1860

Blackburn, Lancashire, England

William

Riding

Son

Single

19

1862

Blackburn, Lancashire, England

James

Riding

Son

Single

15

1866

Blackburn, Lancashire, England

Frederick

Riding

Son

Single

13

1868

Blackburn, Lancashire, England

Alice Ann

Riding

Daughter

Single

11

1870

Blackburn, Lancashire, England

Mary Ann

Riding

Daughter

Single

10

1871

Blackburn, Lancashire, England

Walter

Riding

Son

Single

7

1874

Blackburn, Lancashire, England

Nancy

Atkinson

Boarder

Widow

78

1803

Blackburn, Lancashire, England

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