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 John Richards (born 1813, Devon)

1881 England, Wales & Scotland Census in Tavistock, Devon, 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.

John Richards and 6 other people are on this record

More informationkeyboard_arrow_down

In the 1881 Census, the household of John Richards, born in 1813 in Tavistock, Devon, consisted of 7 members. John was the head of the household, married to Elizabeth Richards, born in 1823 in Devon, England. They had 4 children; Celia (born 1849 in Calstock, Cornwall, England), Emma (born 1856 in Calstock, Cornwall, England), Alfred (born 1863 in Tavistock, Devon, England) and Thomas (born 1865 in Tavistock, Devon, England).
During the period, also present in the household was John's Boarder Lodger, George Nichols, born in 1798 in Tavistock, Devon, England.


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

John Richards's household

Male

John

Richards

Head
Female

Elizabeth

Richards

Wife
Female

Celia

Richards

Daughter
Female

Emma

Richards

Daughter
Male

Alfred

Richards

Son
Male

Thomas

Richards

Son
Male

George

Nichols

Boarder Lodger
First name(s) John
Last name Richards
Relationship Head
Marital status Married
Age 68
Birth year 1813
Birth place Tavistock, Devon, England

Household members (7 people)

First name(s)

Last name

Relationship

Marital status

Age

Birth year

Birth place

Full record

John

Richards

Head

Married

68

1813

Tavistock, Devon, England

Elizabeth

Richards

Wife

Married

58

1823

Devon, England

Celia

Richards

Daughter

Single

32

1849

Calstock, Cornwall, England

Emma

Richards

Daughter

Single

25

1856

Calstock, Cornwall, England

Alfred

Richards

Son

Single

18

1863

Tavistock, Devon, England

Thomas

Richards

Son

Single

16

1865

Tavistock, Devon, England

George

Nichols

Boarder Lodger

Widower

83

1798

Tavistock, Devon, 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 John Richards in Tavistock in 1881, and follow the Richards family through time in other national records, newspapers and more.

We've found family trees for John Richards

We’ve found John Richards in 1333 family trees. Find out more about John 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