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Household of John Richards (born 1852, Devon)

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

John Richards and 7 other people are on this record

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In the 1881 Census, the household of John Richards, born in 1852 in Henton, Devon, consisted of 8 members. John was the head of the household, married to Sarah Ann Richards, born in 1855 in Bideford, Devon, England. They had 5 children; Fred M (born 1873 in Bideford, Devon, England), William Henery (born 1875 in Bideford, Devon, England), Frank (born 1877 in Barnstaple, Devon, England), Emily (born 1879 in Bideford, Devon, England) and Catherine M (born 1881 in Barnstaple, Devon, England).
During the period, also present in the household was John's Cousin, Lettice Westcott, born in 1841 in Bideford, Devon, England.


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John Richards's household

Male

John

Richards

Head
Female

Sarah Ann

Richards

Wife
Male

Fred M

Richards

Son
Male

William Henery

Richards

Son
Male

Frank

Richards

Son
Female

Emily

Richards

Daughter
Female

Catherine M

Richards

Daughter
Female

Lettice

Westcott

Cousin
First name(s) John
Last name Richards
Relationship Head
Marital status Married
Age 29
Birth year 1852
Birth place Henton, Devon, England

Household members (8 people)

First name(s)

Last name

Relationship

Marital status

Age

Birth year

Birth place

Full record

John

Richards

Head

Married

29

1852

Henton, Devon, England

Sarah Ann

Richards

Wife

Married

26

1855

Bideford, Devon, England

Fred M

Richards

Son

Single

8

1873

Bideford, Devon, England

William Henery

Richards

Son

Single

6

1875

Bideford, Devon, England

Frank

Richards

Son

Single

4

1877

Barnstaple, Devon, England

Emily

Richards

Daughter

Single

2

1879

Bideford, Devon, England

Catherine M

Richards

Daughter

Single

0

1881

Barnstaple, Devon, England

Lettice

Westcott

Cousin

Single

40

1841

Bideford, Devon, England

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