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Household of Richard Chas Alford (born 1839, Devon)

1881 England, Wales & Scotland Census in Newton Abbot, Devon, 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.

Richard Chas Alford and 9 other people are on this record

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In the 1881 Census, the household of Richard Chas Alford, born in 1839 in Chawley, Devon, consisted of 10 members. Richard Chas was the head of the household, married to Ellen Alford, born in 1836 in Torquay, Devon, England. They had 7 children; Richard (born 1864 in Torquay, Devon, England), Henry (born 1866 in Torquay, Devon, England), Jane (born 1867 in Torquay, Devon, England), Robert (born 1868 in Torquay, Devon, England), George (born 1869 in Torquay, Devon, England), Frederick (born 1871 in Torquay, Devon, England) and William (born 1871 in Torquay, Devon, England).
During the period, also present in the household was Richard Chas's Mother In Law, Elizabeth Williams, born in 1803 in Crediton, Devon, England.


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Richard Chas Alford's household

Male

Richard Chas

Alford

Head
Female

Ellen

Alford

Wife
Male

Richard

Alford

Son
Male

Henry

Alford

Son
Female

Jane

Alford

Daughter
Male

Robert

Alford

Son
Male

George

Alford

Son
Male

Frederick

Alford

Son
Male

William

Alford

Son
Female

Elizabeth

Williams

Mother In Law
First name(s) Richard Chas
Last name Alford
Relationship Head
Marital status Married
Age 42
Birth year 1839
Birth place Chawley, Devon, England

Household members (10 people)

First name(s)

Last name

Relationship

Marital status

Age

Birth year

Birth place

Full record

Richard Chas

Alford

Head

Married

42

1839

Chawley, Devon, England

Ellen

Alford

Wife

Married

45

1836

Torquay, Devon, England

Richard

Alford

Son

Single

17

1864

Torquay, Devon, England

Henry

Alford

Son

Single

15

1866

Torquay, Devon, England

Jane

Alford

Daughter

Single

14

1867

Torquay, Devon, England

Robert

Alford

Son

Single

13

1868

Torquay, Devon, England

George

Alford

Son

Single

12

1869

Torquay, Devon, England

Frederick

Alford

Son

Single

10

1871

Torquay, Devon, England

William

Alford

Son

Single

10

1871

Torquay, Devon, England

Elizabeth

Williams

Mother In Law

Widow

78

1803

Crediton, Devon, England

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