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Household of Walter Riddell (born 1829, Roxburghshire)

1881 England, Wales & Scotland Census in Dunoon & Kilmun, Argyllshire, 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.

Walter Riddell and 9 other people are on this record

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In the 1881 Census, the household of Walter Riddell, born in 1829 in Hobkirk, Roxburghshire, consisted of 10 members. Walter was the head of the household, married to Isabella Riddell, born in 1843 in Argyllshire, Scotland. They had 5 children; Isabella (born 1863 in Kilmun, Argyllshire, Scotland), James (born 1868 in Dunoon, Argyllshire, Scotland), Elena (born 1871 in Dunoon, Argyllshire, Scotland), Jessie (born 1875 in Dunoon, Argyllshire, Scotland) and Walter (born 1878 in Dunoon, Argyllshire, Scotland).
During the period, also present in the household were Walter's Visitor, Helen (born 1853 in Paisley, Renfrewshire, Scotland), Walter's -, Maggie (born 1879 in Paisley, Renfrewshire, Scotland) and Walter's Boarder, John (born 1858 in Kirkmaiden, Wigtownshire, Scotland).


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Walter Riddell's household

Male

Walter

Riddell

Head
Female

Isabella

Riddell

Wife
Female

Isabella

Riddell

Daughter
Male

James

Riddell

Son
Female

Elena

Riddell

Daughter
Female

Jessie

Riddell

Daughter
Male

Walter

Riddell

Son
Female

Helen

Fechney

Visitor
Female

Maggie

Fechney

-
Male

John

Galloway

Boarder
First name(s) Walter
Last name Riddell
Relationship Head
Marital status Married
Age 52
Birth year 1829
Birth place Hobkirk, Roxburghshire, Scotland

Household members (10 people)

First name(s)

Last name

Relationship

Marital status

Age

Birth year

Birth place

Full record

Walter

Riddell

Head

Married

52

1829

Hobkirk, Roxburghshire, Scotland

Isabella

Riddell

Wife

Married

38

1843

Argyllshire, Scotland

Isabella

Riddell

Daughter

Unmarried

18

1863

Kilmun, Argyllshire, Scotland

James

Riddell

Son

Unmarried

13

1868

Dunoon, Argyllshire, Scotland

Elena

Riddell

Daughter

Unmarried

10

1871

Dunoon, Argyllshire, Scotland

Jessie

Riddell

Daughter

Unmarried

6

1875

Dunoon, Argyllshire, Scotland

Walter

Riddell

Son

Unmarried

3

1878

Dunoon, Argyllshire, Scotland

Helen

Fechney

Visitor

Widow

28

1853

Paisley, Renfrewshire, Scotland

Maggie

Fechney

-

Unmarried

2

1879

Paisley, Renfrewshire, Scotland

John

Galloway

Boarder

Unmarried

23

1858

Kirkmaiden, Wigtownshire, Scotland

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