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Household of Christopher Richardson (born 1818, Dumfriesshire)

1881 England, Wales & Scotland Census in Annan, Dumfriesshire, Scotland

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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.

Christopher Richardson and 10 other people are on this record

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In the 1881 Census, the household of Christopher Richardson, born in 1818 in Annan, Dumfriesshire, consisted of 11 members. Christopher was the head of the household, married to Janet Richardson, born in 1819 in Cummertrees, Dumfriesshire, Scotland. They had 2 children; Dinah (born 1853 in Annan, Dumfriesshire, Scotland) and Mary (born 1855 in Annan, Dumfriesshire, Scotland).
During the period, also present in the household were Christopher's Granddaughter, Christina (born 1866 in Annan, Dumfriesshire, Scotland), Christopher's Granddaughter, Janet (born 1873 in England), Christopher's Grandson, James (born 1876 in Annan, Dumfriesshire, Scotland), Christopher's Son-In-Law, David (born 1854 in England), Christopher's Grandson, William (born 1878 in Annan, Dumfriesshire, Scotland), Christopher's Boarder, William (born 1868 in Annan, Dumfriesshire, Scotland) and Christopher's Boarder, Margaret (born 1879 in St Mungo's, Dumfriesshire, Scotland).


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Christopher Richardson's household

Male

Christopher

Richardson

Head
Female

Janet

Richardson

Wife
Female

Dinah

Richardson

Daughter
Female

Christina

Richardson

Granddaughter
Female

Janet

Richardson

Granddaughter
Male

James

Richardson

Grandson
Male

David

McVittie

Son-In-Law
Female

Mary

McVittie

Daughter
Male

William

McVittie

Grandson
Male

William

Fergusson

Boarder
Female

Margaret

Jardine

Boarder
First name(s) Christopher
Last name Richardson
Relationship Head
Marital status Married
Age 63
Birth year 1818
Birth place Annan, Dumfriesshire, Scotland

Household members (11 people)

First name(s)

Last name

Relationship

Marital status

Age

Birth year

Birth place

Full record

Christopher

Richardson

Head

Married

63

1818

Annan, Dumfriesshire, Scotland

Janet

Richardson

Wife

Married

62

1819

Cummertrees, Dumfriesshire, Scotland

Dinah

Richardson

Daughter

Unmarried

28

1853

Annan, Dumfriesshire, Scotland

Christina

Richardson

Granddaughter

Unmarried

15

1866

Annan, Dumfriesshire, Scotland

Janet

Richardson

Granddaughter

-

8

1873

England

James

Richardson

Grandson

-

5

1876

Annan, Dumfriesshire, Scotland

David

McVittie

Son-In-Law

Married

27

1854

England

Mary

McVittie

Daughter

Married

26

1855

Annan, Dumfriesshire, Scotland

William

McVittie

Grandson

-

3

1878

Annan, Dumfriesshire, Scotland

William

Fergusson

Boarder

Unmarried

13

1868

Annan, Dumfriesshire, Scotland

Margaret

Jardine

Boarder

-

2

1879

St Mungo's, Dumfriesshire, Scotland

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