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Household of Edwin Chas Richards (born 1845, Kent)

1881 England, Wales & Scotland Census in Isle of Wight, Isle of Wight,Hampshire, 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.

Edwin Chas Richards and 6 other people are on this record

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In the 1881 Census, the household of Edwin Chas Richards, born in 1845 in Hythe, Kent, consisted of 7 members. Edwin Chas was the head of the household, married to Mary Ann Richards, born in 1840 in Lambeth, Surrey, England. They had 3 children; Rafe Sherlock (born 1876 in Chatham, Kent, England), Eleanor M (born 1878 in Hampshire, England) and Hilda F (born 1880 in Hampshire, England).
During the period, also present in the household were Edwin Chas's Father In Law, Thomas (born 1808 in Dublin, Dublin, Ireland) and Edwin Chas's Servant, Caroline (born 1867 in Hampshire, England).


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Edwin Chas Richards's household

Male

Edwin Chas

Richards

Head
Female

Mary Ann

Richards

Wife
Male

Rafe Sherlock

Richards

Son
Female

Eleanor M

Richards

Daughter
Female

Hilda F

Richards

Daughter
Male

Thomas

Sherlock

Father In Law
Female

Caroline

Adams

Servant
First name(s) Edwin Chas
Last name Richards
Relationship Head
Marital status Married
Age 36
Birth year 1845
Birth place Hythe, Kent, England

Household members (7 people)

First name(s)

Last name

Relationship

Marital status

Age

Birth year

Birth place

Full record

Edwin Chas

Richards

Head

Married

36

1845

Hythe, Kent, England

Mary Ann

Richards

Wife

Married

41

1840

Lambeth, Surrey, England

Rafe Sherlock

Richards

Son

Single

5

1876

Chatham, Kent, England

Eleanor M

Richards

Daughter

Single

3

1878

Hampshire, England

Hilda F

Richards

Daughter

Single

1

1880

Hampshire, England

Thomas

Sherlock

Father In Law

Widower

73

1808

Dublin, Dublin, Ireland

Caroline

Adams

Servant

Single

14

1867

Hampshire, England

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