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Household of Joseph Richardson (born 1820, Yorkshire)

1881 England, Wales & Scotland Census in Halifax, Yorkshire,Yorkshire (West Riding), 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.

Joseph Richardson and 11 other people are on this record

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In the 1881 Census, the household of Joseph Richardson, born in 1820 in Halifax, Yorkshire, consisted of 12 members. Joseph was the head of the household, married to Ellen Richardson, born in 1834 in Southowram, Yorkshire, England. They had 4 children; William (born 1856 in Northowram, Yorkshire, England), Ellen (born 1859 in France), Mary (born 1876 in Southowram, Yorkshire, England) and Anne (born 1861 in France).
During the period, also present in the household were Joseph's Son In Law, Stanley (born 1857 in Halifax, Yorkshire, England), Joseph's Visitor, Josephine (born 1855 in France), Joseph's Visitor, Eliza (born 1861 in France), Joseph's Servant, Annie (born 1860 in Clarborough, Nottinghamshire, England), Joseph's Servant, Emma (born 1864 in Kirkburton, Yorkshire, England) and Joseph's Servant, Annie E (born 1848 in York, Yorkshire, England).


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Joseph Richardson's household

Male

Joseph

Richardson

Head
Female

Ellen

Richardson

Wife
Male

William

Richardson

Son
Female

Ellen

Richardson

Daughter
Female

Mary

Richardson

Daughter
Male

Stanley

Dickinson

Son In Law
Female

Anne

Dickinson

Daughter
Female

Josephine

Metcalfe

Visitor
Female

Eliza

Metcalfe

Visitor
Female

Annie

Bower

Servant
Female

Emma

Tinker

Servant
Female

Annie E

Wells

Servant
First name(s) Joseph
Last name Richardson
Relationship Head
Marital status Married
Age 61
Birth year 1820
Birth place Halifax, Yorkshire, England

Household members (12 people)

First name(s)

Last name

Relationship

Marital status

Age

Birth year

Birth place

Full record

Joseph

Richardson

Head

Married

61

1820

Halifax, Yorkshire, England

Ellen

Richardson

Wife

Married

47

1834

Southowram, Yorkshire, England

William

Richardson

Son

Single

25

1856

Northowram, Yorkshire, England

Ellen

Richardson

Daughter

Single

22

1859

France

Mary

Richardson

Daughter

Single

5

1876

Southowram, Yorkshire, England

Stanley

Dickinson

Son In Law

Married

24

1857

Halifax, Yorkshire, England

Anne

Dickinson

Daughter

Married

20

1861

France

Josephine

Metcalfe

Visitor

Single

26

1855

France

Eliza

Metcalfe

Visitor

Single

20

1861

France

Annie

Bower

Servant

Single

21

1860

Clarborough, Nottinghamshire, England

Emma

Tinker

Servant

Single

17

1864

Kirkburton, Yorkshire, England

Annie E

Wells

Servant

Single

33

1848

York, Yorkshire, England

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