Skip to content
  • Start free trial
An original census record

Start a free trial to view

Get access to the original record, as well as a map showing the local area at the time

Household of James Richards (born 1839, Dorset)

1881 England, Wales & Scotland Census in Shepton Mallet, Somerset, England

More informationkeyboard_arrow_down

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.

James Richards and 7 other people are on this record

More informationkeyboard_arrow_down

In the 1881 Census, the household of James Richards, born in 1839 in Pulham, Dorset, consisted of 8 members. James was the head of the household, married to Martha Richards, born in 1833 in Pulham, Dorset, England. They had 5 children; Alfred (born 1859 in Pulham, Dorset, England), Georgina (born 1861 in Pulham, Dorset, England), Alice (born 1869 in Pulham, Dorset, England), Minnie (born 1872 in Pulham, Dorset, England) and Walter (born 1879 in Shepton Mallet, Somerset, England).
During the period, also present in the household was James's Grandchild, Georgina Moon, born in 1879 in Shepton Mallet, Somerset, England.


Get access to the original record, as well as a map showing the local area at the time

James Richards's household

Male

James

Richards

Head
Female

Martha

Richards

Wife
Male

Alfred

Richards

Son
Female

Georgina

Moon

Daughter
Female

Alice

Richards

Daughter
Female

Minnie

Richards

Daughter
Male

Walter

Richards

Son
Female

Georgina

Moon

Grandchild
First name(s) James
Last name Richards
Relationship Head
Marital status Married
Age 42
Birth year 1839
Birth place Pulham, Dorset, England

Household members (8 people)

First name(s)

Last name

Relationship

Marital status

Age

Birth year

Birth place

Full record

James

Richards

Head

Married

42

1839

Pulham, Dorset, England

Martha

Richards

Wife

Married

48

1833

Pulham, Dorset, England

Alfred

Richards

Son

Single

22

1859

Pulham, Dorset, England

Georgina

Moon

Daughter

Married

20

1861

Pulham, Dorset, England

Alice

Richards

Daughter

Single

12

1869

Pulham, Dorset, England

Minnie

Richards

Daughter

Single

9

1872

Pulham, Dorset, England

Walter

Richards

Son

Single

2

1879

Shepton Mallet, Somerset, England

Georgina

Moon

Grandchild

Single

2

1879

Shepton Mallet, Somerset, England

Explore Findmypast's newspaper collections

Explore the 1881 Census and millions of historical records for free with Findmypast. Find out more about the household of James Richards in Shepton Mallet in 1881, and follow the Richards family through time in other national records, newspapers and more.

We've found family trees for James Richards

We’ve found James Richards in 1058 family trees. Find out more about James Richards' household and view the Richards family in family trees created by Findmypast members.

Not who you're looking for?

Other households on nearby pages of the 1881 Census