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Household of John Richards (born 1836, Devon)

1881 England, Wales & Scotland Census in Swansea, Glamorganshire, Wales

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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 1836 in Devon, consisted of 7 members. John was the head of the household, married to Ann Richards, born in 1833 in Devon, England. They had 3 children; Thomas (born 1862 in Llangyfelach, Glamorganshire, Wales), Elizabeth (born 1866 in Llangyfelach, Glamorganshire, Wales) and John (born 1871 in Llangyfelach, Glamorganshire, Wales).
During the period, also present in the household were John's Adopted Daughter, Grace (born 1877 in Glamorganshire, Wales) and John's Lodger, William (born 1845 in Devon, England).


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John Richards's household

Male

John

Richards

Head
Female

Ann

Richards

Wife
Male

Thomas

Richards

Son
Female

Elizabeth

Richards

Daughter
Male

John

Richards

Son
Female

Grace

Davies

Adopted Daughter
Male

William

Smith

Lodger
First name(s) John
Last name Richards
Relationship Head
Marital status Married
Age 45
Birth year 1836
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

45

1836

Devon, England

Ann

Richards

Wife

Married

48

1833

Devon, England

Thomas

Richards

Son

Single

19

1862

Llangyfelach, Glamorganshire, Wales

Elizabeth

Richards

Daughter

Single

15

1866

Llangyfelach, Glamorganshire, Wales

John

Richards

Son

Single

10

1871

Llangyfelach, Glamorganshire, Wales

Grace

Davies

Adopted Daughter

Single

4

1877

Glamorganshire, Wales

William

Smith

Lodger

Widower

36

1845

Devon, England

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