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Household of William R Ridgway (born 1836, Lancashire)

1881 England, Wales & Scotland Census in Barton upon Irwell, 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.

William R Ridgway and 9 other people are on this record

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In the 1881 Census, the household of William R Ridgway, born in 1836 in Ardwick, Lancashire, consisted of 10 members. William R was the head of the household, married to Mary H Ridgway, born in 1853 in Ashton under Lyne, Lancashire, England. They had 5 children; William A (born 1873 in Patricroft, Lancashire, England), James H (born 1874 in Patricroft, Lancashire, England), Edith M (born 1876 in Patricroft, Lancashire, England), Alice M (born 1877 in Patricroft, Lancashire, England) and Albert E (born 1881 in Patricroft, Lancashire, England).
During the period, also present in the household were William R's Mother In Law, Rebecca M (born 1823 in Ashton under Lyne, Lancashire, England), William R's Brother In Law, Arthur (born 1858 in Ashton under Lyne, Lancashire, England) and William R's Servant, Margaret (born 1834 in Halifax, Yorkshire, England).


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William R Ridgway's household

Male

William R

Ridgway

Head
Female

Mary H

Ridgway

Wife
Male

William A

Ridgway

Son
Male

James H

Ridgway

Son
Female

Edith M

Ridgway

Daughter
Female

Alice M

Ridgway

Daughter
Male

Albert E

Ridgway

Son
Female

Rebecca M

Cluley

Mother In Law
Male

Arthur

Cluley

Brother In Law
Female

Margaret

Green

Servant
First name(s) William R
Last name Ridgway
Relationship Head
Marital status Married
Age 45
Birth year 1836
Birth place Ardwick, Lancashire, England

Household members (10 people)

First name(s)

Last name

Relationship

Marital status

Age

Birth year

Birth place

Full record

William R

Ridgway

Head

Married

45

1836

Ardwick, Lancashire, England

Mary H

Ridgway

Wife

Married

28

1853

Ashton under Lyne, Lancashire, England

William A

Ridgway

Son

Single

8

1873

Patricroft, Lancashire, England

James H

Ridgway

Son

Single

7

1874

Patricroft, Lancashire, England

Edith M

Ridgway

Daughter

Single

5

1876

Patricroft, Lancashire, England

Alice M

Ridgway

Daughter

Single

4

1877

Patricroft, Lancashire, England

Albert E

Ridgway

Son

Single

0

1881

Patricroft, Lancashire, England

Rebecca M

Cluley

Mother In Law

Widow

58

1823

Ashton under Lyne, Lancashire, England

Arthur

Cluley

Brother In Law

Single

23

1858

Ashton under Lyne, Lancashire, England

Margaret

Green

Servant

Married

47

1834

Halifax, Yorkshire, England

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