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Household of William Ridge (born 1840, Devon)

1881 England, Wales & Scotland Census in Barnstaple, Devon, 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 Ridge and 8 other people are on this record

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In the 1881 Census, the household of William Ridge, born in 1840 in Fremington, Devon, consisted of 9 members. William was the head of the household, married to Louisa Ridge, born in 1843 in Braunton, Devon, England. They had 6 children; Emily (born 1864 in Devon, England), Charles (born 1866 in Fremington, Devon, England), Louisa (born 1871 in Fremington, Devon, England), Allen (born 1873 in Fremington, Devon, England), Arthur (born 1877 in Fremington, Devon, England) and Alice (born 1880 in Fremington, Devon, England).
During the period, also present in the household was William's Mother Law, Mary Benham, born in 1801 in Newton Abbot, Devon, England.


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William Ridge's household

Male

William

Ridge

Head
Female

Louisa

Ridge

Wife
Female

Emily

Ridge

Daughter
Male

Charles

Ridge

Son
Female

Louisa

Ridge

Daughter
Male

Allen

Ridge

Son
Male

Arthur

Ridge

Son
Female

Alice

Ridge

Daughter
Female

Mary

Benham

Mother Law
First name(s) William
Last name Ridge
Relationship Head
Marital status Married
Age 41
Birth year 1840
Birth place Fremington, Devon, England

Household members (9 people)

First name(s)

Last name

Relationship

Marital status

Age

Birth year

Birth place

Full record

William

Ridge

Head

Married

41

1840

Fremington, Devon, England

Louisa

Ridge

Wife

Married

38

1843

Braunton, Devon, England

Emily

Ridge

Daughter

Single

17

1864

Devon, England

Charles

Ridge

Son

Single

15

1866

Fremington, Devon, England

Louisa

Ridge

Daughter

Single

10

1871

Fremington, Devon, England

Allen

Ridge

Son

Single

8

1873

Fremington, Devon, England

Arthur

Ridge

Son

Single

4

1877

Fremington, Devon, England

Alice

Ridge

Daughter

Single

1

1880

Fremington, Devon, England

Mary

Benham

Mother Law

Married

80

1801

Newton Abbot, Devon, England

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