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Household of Benjamin Richards (born 1819, Monmouthshire)
1881 England, Wales & Scotland Census in Merthyr Tydfil, Glamorganshire, Wales
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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 4 other people are on this record
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In the 1881 Census, the household of Benjamin Richards, born in 1819 in Bedwas, Monmouthshire, consisted of 5 members. Benjamin was the head of the household, married to Elizabeth Richards, born in 1829 in Gelligaer, Glamorganshire, Wales. They had 1 child; Mary, born 1861 in Bedwellty, Monmouthshire, Wales.
During the period, also present in the household were Benjamin's Son In Law, John (born 1860 in Glamorganshire, Wales) and Benjamin's Boarder, Thomas (born 1813 in Glamorganshire, Wales).
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Benjamin Richards's household
Benjamin
Richards
Head
Elizabeth
Richards
Wife
John
Phillips
Son In Law
Mary
Phillips
Daughter
Thomas
Matthews
Boarder
| First name(s) | Benjamin |
| Last name | Richards |
| Relationship | Head |
| Marital status | Married |
| Age | 62 |
| Birth year | 1819 |
| Birth place | Bedwas, Monmouthshire, Wales |
Household members (5 people)
First name(s) | Last name | Relationship | Marital status | Age | Birth year | Birth place | Full record |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
Benjamin | Richards | Head | Married | 62 | 1819 | Bedwas, Monmouthshire, Wales | |
Elizabeth | Richards | Wife | Married | 52 | 1829 | Gelligaer, Glamorganshire, Wales | |
John | Phillips | Son In Law | Married | 21 | 1860 | Glamorganshire, Wales | |
Mary | Phillips | Daughter | Married | 20 | 1861 | Bedwellty, Monmouthshire, Wales | |
Thomas | Matthews | Boarder | Widower | 68 | 1813 | Glamorganshire, Wales |
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