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Household of William Ridings (born 1847, Lancashire)

1881 England, Wales & Scotland Census in Gravesend, Kent, 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 Ridings and 4 other people are on this record

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In the 1881 Census, the household of William Ridings, born in 1847 in Bolton, Lancashire, consisted of 5 members. William was the head of the household, married to Mary Ridings, born in 1848 in Gravesend, Kent, England.
During the period, also present in the household were William's Father In Law, George (born 1811 in Beckley, Sussex, England), William's Brother In Law, Thomas (born 1845 in Gravesend, Kent, England) and William's Servant, Jane (born 1826 in Seal, Kent, England).


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William Ridings's household

Male

William

Ridings

Head
Female

Mary

Ridings

Wife
Male

George

Weston

Father In Law
Male

Thomas

Weston

Brother In Law
Female

Jane

Dartnail

Servant
First name(s) William
Last name Ridings
Relationship Head
Marital status Married
Age 34
Birth year 1847
Birth place Bolton, Lancashire, England

Household members (5 people)

First name(s)

Last name

Relationship

Marital status

Age

Birth year

Birth place

Full record

William

Ridings

Head

Married

34

1847

Bolton, Lancashire, England

Mary

Ridings

Wife

Married

33

1848

Gravesend, Kent, England

George

Weston

Father In Law

Married

70

1811

Beckley, Sussex, England

Thomas

Weston

Brother In Law

Single

36

1845

Gravesend, Kent, England

Jane

Dartnail

Servant

Widow

55

1826

Seal, Kent, England

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