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Household of Joseph Thos Richards (born 1851, Durham)

1881 England, Wales & Scotland Census in Gateshead, 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.

Joseph Thos Richards and 8 other people are on this record

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In the 1881 Census, the household of Joseph Thos Richards, born in 1851 in Sunderland, Durham, consisted of 9 members. Joseph Thos was the head of the household, married to Sarah Ann Richards, born in 1846 in Newcastle on Tyne, Northumberland, England. They had 5 children; Thomas William (born 1872 in Gateshead, Durham, England), Henry Jos (born 1873 in Gateshead, Durham, England), George (born 1875 in Gateshead, Durham, England), Kate (born 1877 in Gateshead, Durham, England) and Arthur (born 1879 in Gateshead, Durham, England).
During the period, also present in the household were Joseph Thos's Brother, Robert (born 1854 in Brierley Hill, Staffordshire, England) and Joseph Thos's Orphan, Alice (born 1867 in Tyne Dock, Durham, England).


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Joseph Thos Richards's household

Male

Joseph Thos

Richards

Head
Female

Sarah Ann

Richards

Wife
Male

Thomas William

Richards

Son
Male

Henry Jos

Richards

Son
Male

George

Richards

Son
Female

Kate

Richards

Daughter
Male

Arthur

Richards

Son
Male

Robert

Richards

Brother
Female

Alice

Marshall

Orphan
First name(s) Joseph Thos
Last name Richards
Relationship Head
Marital status Married
Age 30
Birth year 1851
Birth place Sunderland, Durham, England

Household members (9 people)

First name(s)

Last name

Relationship

Marital status

Age

Birth year

Birth place

Full record

Joseph Thos

Richards

Head

Married

30

1851

Sunderland, Durham, England

Sarah Ann

Richards

Wife

Married

35

1846

Newcastle on Tyne, Northumberland, England

Thomas William

Richards

Son

Single

9

1872

Gateshead, Durham, England

Henry Jos

Richards

Son

Single

8

1873

Gateshead, Durham, England

George

Richards

Son

Single

6

1875

Gateshead, Durham, England

Kate

Richards

Daughter

Single

4

1877

Gateshead, Durham, England

Arthur

Richards

Son

Single

2

1879

Gateshead, Durham, England

Robert

Richards

Brother

Single

27

1854

Brierley Hill, Staffordshire, England

Alice

Marshall

Orphan

Single

14

1867

Tyne Dock, Durham, England

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