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Household of John Richards (born 1841, Hertfordshire)

1881 England, Wales & Scotland Census in Chester Le Street, Durham, 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 1841 in Hertfordshire, consisted of 8 members. John was the head of the household, married to Sarah A Richards, born in 1844 in Darlington, Durham, England. They had 4 children; Henry J (born 1868 in Gateshead, Durham, England), Charlotte M (born 1870 in Chester Le Street, Durham, England), Frank E (born 1872 in Chester Le Street, Durham, England) and Florence M (born 1880 in Chester Le Street, Durham, England).
During the period, also present in the household were John's Father, John (born 1810 in St George, Middlesex, England) and John's Servant, Barbara (born 1862 in Newburn, Northumberland, England).


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John Richards's household

Male

John

Richards

Head
Female

Sarah A

Richards

Wife
Male

Henry J

Richards

Son
Female

Charlotte M

Richards

Daughter
Male

Frank E

Richards

Son
Female

Florence M

Richards

Daughter
Male

John

Richards

Father
Female

Barbara

Lewins

Servant
First name(s) John
Last name Richards
Relationship Head
Marital status Married
Age 40
Birth year 1841
Birth place Hertfordshire, England

Household members (8 people)

First name(s)

Last name

Relationship

Marital status

Age

Birth year

Birth place

Full record

John

Richards

Head

Married

40

1841

Hertfordshire, England

Sarah A

Richards

Wife

Married

37

1844

Darlington, Durham, England

Henry J

Richards

Son

Single

13

1868

Gateshead, Durham, England

Charlotte M

Richards

Daughter

Single

11

1870

Chester Le Street, Durham, England

Frank E

Richards

Son

Single

9

1872

Chester Le Street, Durham, England

Florence M

Richards

Daughter

Single

1

1880

Chester Le Street, Durham, England

John

Richards

Father

Widower

71

1810

St George, Middlesex, England

Barbara

Lewins

Servant

Single

19

1862

Newburn, Northumberland, England

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