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Household of Benjamin Richards (born 1845, Sussex)

1881 England, Wales & Scotland Census in Lambeth, London,Surrey, 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.

Benjamin Richards and 8 other people are on this record

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In the 1881 Census, the household of Benjamin Richards, born in 1845 in Bognor, Sussex, consisted of 9 members. Benjamin was the head of the household, married to Lavinia Richards, born in 1848 in Chelsea, Middlesex, England. They had 5 children; Lavinia (born 1869 in Kentish Town, Middlesex, England), Frederick (born 1870 in Fulham, Middlesex, England), Alice (born 1873 in Fulham, Middlesex, England), Benjamin (born 1876 in Shepherds Bush, Middlesex, England) and Elizabeth (born 1878 in Stockwell, Surrey, England).
During the period, also present in the household were Benjamin's Boarder, Walter (born 1856 in Bishops Stortford, Essex, England) and Benjamin's Lodger, Mary Ann (born 1836 in St Luke's, Middlesex, England).


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Benjamin Richards's household

Male

Benjamin

Richards

Head
Female

Lavinia

Richards

Wife
Female

Lavinia

Richards

Daughter
Male

Frederick

Richards

Son
Female

Alice

Richards

Daughter
Male

Benjamin

Richards

Son
Female

Elizabeth

Richards

Daughter
Male

Walter

Garrard

Boarder
Female

Mary Ann

Moore

Lodger
First name(s) Benjamin
Last name Richards
Relationship Head
Marital status Married
Age 36
Birth year 1845
Birth place Bognor, Sussex, England

Household members (9 people)

First name(s)

Last name

Relationship

Marital status

Age

Birth year

Birth place

Full record

Benjamin

Richards

Head

Married

36

1845

Bognor, Sussex, England

Lavinia

Richards

Wife

Married

33

1848

Chelsea, Middlesex, England

Lavinia

Richards

Daughter

Single

12

1869

Kentish Town, Middlesex, England

Frederick

Richards

Son

Single

11

1870

Fulham, Middlesex, England

Alice

Richards

Daughter

Single

8

1873

Fulham, Middlesex, England

Benjamin

Richards

Son

Single

5

1876

Shepherds Bush, Middlesex, England

Elizabeth

Richards

Daughter

Single

3

1878

Stockwell, Surrey, England

Walter

Garrard

Boarder

Single

25

1856

Bishops Stortford, Essex, England

Mary Ann

Moore

Lodger

Single

45

1836

St Luke's, Middlesex, England

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