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Household of Walter Risdon (born 1841, Somerset)
1881 England, Wales & Scotland Census in Williton, Somerset, 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.
Walter Risdon and 10 other people are on this record
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In the 1881 Census, the household of Walter Risdon, born in 1841 in Stogumber, Somerset, consisted of 11 members. Walter was the head of the household, married to Jane Risdon, born in 1842 in Uplowman, Devon, England. They had 6 children; Sydney (born 1870 in Stogumber, Somerset, England), Charles (born 1871 in Stogumber, Somerset, England), Walter Harold (born 1875 in Stogumber, Somerset, England), Herbert (born 1877 in Stogumber, Somerset, England), Ethel (born 1879 in Stogumber, Somerset, England) and Edward (born 1881 in Stogumber, Somerset, England).
During the period, also present in the household were Walter's Governess, Lucy (born 1851 in Thorne St Margaret, Somerset, England), Walter's Servant, Eva (born 1865 in Stogumber, Somerset, England) and Walter's Servant, Louisa (born 1863 in St Decumans, Somerset, England).
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Walter Risdon's household
Walter
Risdon
Head
Jane
Risdon
Wife
Sydney
Risdon
Son
Charles
Risdon
Son
Walter Harold
Risdon
Son
Herbert
Risdon
Son
Ethel
Risdon
Daughter
Edward
Risdon
Son
Lucy
Hitchcock
Governess
Eva
Simes
Servant
Louisa
Bale
Servant
| First name(s) | Walter |
| Last name | Risdon |
| Relationship | Head |
| Marital status | Married |
| Age | 40 |
| Birth year | 1841 |
| Birth place | Stogumber, Somerset, England |
Household members (11 people)
First name(s) | Last name | Relationship | Marital status | Age | Birth year | Birth place | Full record |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
Walter | Risdon | Head | Married | 40 | 1841 | Stogumber, Somerset, England | |
Jane | Risdon | Wife | Married | 39 | 1842 | Uplowman, Devon, England | |
Sydney | Risdon | Son | Single | 11 | 1870 | Stogumber, Somerset, England | |
Charles | Risdon | Son | Single | 10 | 1871 | Stogumber, Somerset, England | |
Walter Harold | Risdon | Son | Single | 6 | 1875 | Stogumber, Somerset, England | |
Herbert | Risdon | Son | Single | 4 | 1877 | Stogumber, Somerset, England | |
Ethel | Risdon | Daughter | Single | 2 | 1879 | Stogumber, Somerset, England | |
Edward | Risdon | Son | Single | 0 | 1881 | Stogumber, Somerset, England | |
Lucy | Hitchcock | Governess | Single | 30 | 1851 | Thorne St Margaret, Somerset, England | |
Eva | Simes | Servant | Single | 16 | 1865 | Stogumber, Somerset, England | |
Louisa | Bale | Servant | Single | 18 | 1863 | St Decumans, Somerset, England |
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