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Household of Basil Richards (born 1839, Middlesex)

1881 England, Wales & Scotland Census in Edmonton, Middlesex, 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.

Basil Richards and 9 other people are on this record

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In the 1881 Census, the household of Basil Richards, born in 1839 in Tottenham, Middlesex, consisted of 10 members. Basil was the head of the household, widower. He had 6 children; Charles B (born 1863 in Tottenham, Middlesex, England), Ethel M (born 1867 in Tottenham, Middlesex, England), Mabel (born 1871 in Tottenham, Middlesex, England), Hilda (born 1872 in Tottenham, Middlesex, England), Winifred (born 1873 in Tottenham, Middlesex, England) and Percy (born 1875 in Tottenham, Middlesex, England).
During the period, also present in the household were Basil's Servant, Emma (born 1829 in Peckham, Surrey, England), Basil's Servant, Maria (born 1843 in Cheddar, Gloucestershire, England) and Basil's Servant, Ellen (born 1861 in Shropshire, England).


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Basil Richards's household

Male

Basil

Richards

Head
Male

Charles B

Richards

Son
Female

Ethel M

Richards

Daughter
Female

Mabel

Richards

Daughter
Female

Hilda

Richards

Daughter
Female

Winifred

Richards

Daughter
Male

Percy

Richards

Son
Female

Emma

Jay

Servant
Female

Maria

Ham

Servant
Female

Ellen

Collins

Servant
First name(s) Basil
Last name Richards
Relationship Head
Marital status Widower
Age 42
Birth year 1839
Birth place Tottenham, Middlesex, England

Household members (10 people)

First name(s)

Last name

Relationship

Marital status

Age

Birth year

Birth place

Full record

Basil

Richards

Head

Widower

42

1839

Tottenham, Middlesex, England

Charles B

Richards

Son

Single

18

1863

Tottenham, Middlesex, England

Ethel M

Richards

Daughter

Single

14

1867

Tottenham, Middlesex, England

Mabel

Richards

Daughter

Single

10

1871

Tottenham, Middlesex, England

Hilda

Richards

Daughter

Single

9

1872

Tottenham, Middlesex, England

Winifred

Richards

Daughter

Single

8

1873

Tottenham, Middlesex, England

Percy

Richards

Son

Single

6

1875

Tottenham, Middlesex, England

Emma

Jay

Servant

Single

52

1829

Peckham, Surrey, England

Maria

Ham

Servant

Single

38

1843

Cheddar, Gloucestershire, England

Ellen

Collins

Servant

Single

20

1861

Shropshire, England

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