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Household of Ralph Richardson (born 1840, Durham)

1881 England, Wales & Scotland Census in Houghton Le Spring, 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.

Ralph Richardson and 11 other people are on this record

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In the 1881 Census, the household of Ralph Richardson, born in 1840 in West Rainton, Durham, consisted of 12 members. Ralph was the head of the household, married to Dorothy Richardson, born in 1842 in Houghton Le Spring, Durham, England. They had 7 children; Ralph (born 1865 in West Rainton, Durham, England), Robert M (born 1867 in West Rainton, Durham, England), Frederick W (born 1869 in West Rainton, Durham, England), Frank (born 1873 in West Rainton, Durham, England), Edwin (born 1875 in West Rainton, Durham, England), Ella M (born 1877 in West Rainton, Durham, England) and Norman (born 1881 in West Rainton, Durham, England).
During the period, also present in the household were Ralph's Servant, Margaret A (born 1860 in Houghton Le Spring, Durham, England), Ralph's Servant, Isabella (born 1861 in West Rainton, Durham, England) and Ralph's Servant, Mary (born 1862 in Barton, Yorkshire, England).


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Ralph Richardson's household

Male

Ralph

Richardson

Head
Female

Dorothy

Richardson

Wife
Male

Ralph

Richardson

Son
Male

Robert M

Richardson

Son
Male

Frederick W

Richardson

Son
Male

Frank

Richardson

Son
Male

Edwin

Richardson

Son
Female

Ella M

Richardson

Daughter
Male

Norman

Richardson

Son
Female

Margaret A

Rutter

Servant
Female

Isabella

Selkirk

Servant
Female

Mary

Wood

Servant
First name(s) Ralph
Last name Richardson
Relationship Head
Marital status Married
Age 41
Birth year 1840
Birth place West Rainton, Durham, England

Household members (12 people)

First name(s)

Last name

Relationship

Marital status

Age

Birth year

Birth place

Full record

Ralph

Richardson

Head

Married

41

1840

West Rainton, Durham, England

Dorothy

Richardson

Wife

Married

39

1842

Houghton Le Spring, Durham, England

Ralph

Richardson

Son

Single

16

1865

West Rainton, Durham, England

Robert M

Richardson

Son

Single

14

1867

West Rainton, Durham, England

Frederick W

Richardson

Son

Single

12

1869

West Rainton, Durham, England

Frank

Richardson

Son

Single

8

1873

West Rainton, Durham, England

Edwin

Richardson

Son

Single

6

1875

West Rainton, Durham, England

Ella M

Richardson

Daughter

Single

4

1877

West Rainton, Durham, England

Norman

Richardson

Son

Single

0

1881

West Rainton, Durham, England

Margaret A

Rutter

Servant

Single

21

1860

Houghton Le Spring, Durham, England

Isabella

Selkirk

Servant

Single

20

1861

West Rainton, Durham, England

Mary

Wood

Servant

Single

19

1862

Barton, Yorkshire, England

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