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Household of John Richardson (born 1854, Wigtownshire)

1881 England, Wales & Scotland Census in Middle, Renfrewshire, Scotland

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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 Richardson and 7 other people are on this record

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In the 1881 Census, the household of John Richardson, born in 1854 in Kirkcolm, Wigtownshire, consisted of 8 members. John was the head of the household, married to Jane Richardson, born in 1854 in Dunlop, Ayrshire, Scotland. They had 3 children; James W W (born 1873 in Greenock, Renfrewshire, Scotland), Margaret (born 1877 in Greenock, Renfrewshire, Scotland) and William G (born 1881 in Greenock, Renfrewshire, Scotland).
During the period, also present in the household were John's Boarder, John (born 1816 in England), John's Boarder, William (born 1847 in Ireland) and John's Boarder, Tts (born 1830 in Glasgow, Lanarkshire, Scotland).


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John Richardson's household

Male

John

Richardson

Head
Female

Jane

Richardson

Wife
Male

James W W

Richardson

Son
Female

Margaret

Richardson

Daughter
Male

William G

Richardson

Son
Male

John

Dixon

Boarder
Male

William

Galbraith

Boarder
Male

Tts

Ure

Boarder
First name(s) John
Last name Richardson
Relationship Head
Marital status Married
Age 27
Birth year 1854
Birth place Kirkcolm, Wigtownshire, Scotland

Household members (8 people)

First name(s)

Last name

Relationship

Marital status

Age

Birth year

Birth place

Full record

John

Richardson

Head

Married

27

1854

Kirkcolm, Wigtownshire, Scotland

Jane

Richardson

Wife

Married

27

1854

Dunlop, Ayrshire, Scotland

James W W

Richardson

Son

-

8

1873

Greenock, Renfrewshire, Scotland

Margaret

Richardson

Daughter

-

4

1877

Greenock, Renfrewshire, Scotland

William G

Richardson

Son

-

0

1881

Greenock, Renfrewshire, Scotland

John

Dixon

Boarder

Widower

65

1816

England

William

Galbraith

Boarder

Unmarried

34

1847

Ireland

Tts

Ure

Boarder

Widower

51

1830

Glasgow, Lanarkshire, Scotland

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