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Household of Thomas Ridsdale (born 1831, Yorkshire)

1881 England, Wales & Scotland Census in Hartlepool, 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.

Thomas Ridsdale and 7 other people are on this record

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In the 1881 Census, the household of Thomas Ridsdale, born in 1831 in Yorkshire, consisted of 8 members. Thomas was the head of the household, widower. He had 3 children; Mary A (born 1861 in Wetherby, Yorkshire, England), Rose A (born 1868 in Durham, England) and Louisa E (born 1871 in Durham, England).
During the period, also present in the household were Thomas's Visitor, Gertrude M (born 1878 in Lincoln, Lincolnshire, England), Thomas's Servant, Sarah (born 1862 in Kelso, Roxburghshire, Scotland) and Thomas's Servant, Hannah (born 1855 in Durham, England).


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Thomas Ridsdale's household

Male

Thomas

Ridsdale

Head
Female

Mary A

Ridsdale

Daughter
Female

Rose A

Ridsdale

Daughter
Female

Louisa E

Ridsdale

Daughter
Female

Gertrude M

Kierton

Visitor
Female

Sarah

Welsh

Servant
Female

Hannah

Jones

Servant
Female

Jane E

Anderson

Wife
First name(s) Thomas
Last name Ridsdale
Relationship Head
Marital status Widower
Age 50
Birth year 1831
Birth place Yorkshire, England

Household members (8 people)

First name(s)

Last name

Relationship

Marital status

Age

Birth year

Birth place

Full record

Thomas

Ridsdale

Head

Widower

50

1831

Yorkshire, England

Mary A

Ridsdale

Daughter

Single

20

1861

Wetherby, Yorkshire, England

Rose A

Ridsdale

Daughter

Single

13

1868

Durham, England

Louisa E

Ridsdale

Daughter

Single

10

1871

Durham, England

Gertrude M

Kierton

Visitor

Single

3

1878

Lincoln, Lincolnshire, England

Sarah

Welsh

Servant

Single

19

1862

Kelso, Roxburghshire, Scotland

Hannah

Jones

Servant

Single

26

1855

Durham, England

Jane E

Anderson

Wife

Married

18

1863

New Brompton, Kent, England

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