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Household of John Richards (born 1874, 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 6 other people are on this record

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In the 1881 Census, the household of John Richards, born in 1874 in Devon, consisted of 7 members. John was the head of the household, married to Mary Richards, born in 1833 in Braunton, Devon, England. They had 4 children; Rosa (born 1862 in Tawstock, Devon, England), Herbert (born 1872 in Bishop's Tawton, Devon, England), Mary Jane (born 1869 in Bishop's Tawton, Devon, England) and Frederick (born 1875 in Bishop's Tawton, Devon, England).
During the period, also present in the household was John's Father, Charles Richards, born in 1805 in Georgeham, Devon, England.


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John Richards's household

Male

John

Richards

Head
Female

Mary

Richards

Wife
Female

Rosa

Richards

Daughter
Male

Herbert

Richards

Son
Female

Mary Jane

Richards

Daughter
Male

Frederick

Richards

Son
Male

Charles

Richards

Father
First name(s) John
Last name Richards
Relationship Head
Marital status Married
Age 7
Birth year 1874
Birth place 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

7

1874

Devon, England

Mary

Richards

Wife

Married

48

1833

Braunton, Devon, England

Rosa

Richards

Daughter

Single

19

1862

Tawstock, Devon, England

Herbert

Richards

Son

Single

9

1872

Bishop's Tawton, Devon, England

Mary Jane

Richards

Daughter

Single

12

1869

Bishop's Tawton, Devon, England

Frederick

Richards

Son

Single

6

1875

Bishop's Tawton, Devon, England

Charles

Richards

Father

Widower

76

1805

Georgeham, Devon, England

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