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Household of Richard Crofts (born 1835, Yorkshire)

1881 England, Wales & Scotland Census in Pontefract, 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.

Richard Crofts and 8 other people are on this record

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In the 1881 Census, the household of Richard Crofts, born in 1835 in Skipton, Yorkshire, consisted of 9 members. Richard was the head of the household, married to Elizabeth Crofts, born in 1840 in Otley, Yorkshire, England. They had 6 children; James (born 1864 in Skipton, Yorkshire, England), William H (born 1865 in Pontefract, Yorkshire, England), Richard E (born 1867 in Pontefract, Yorkshire, England), Annie M (born 1869 in Pontefract, Yorkshire, England), John R (born 1870 in Pontefract, Yorkshire, England) and Jane E (born 1872 in Pontefract, Yorkshire, England).
During the period, also present in the household was Richard's Servant, Elizabeth Heald, born in 1859 in Knottingley, Yorkshire, England.


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Richard Crofts's household

Male

Richard

Crofts

Head
Female

Elizabeth

Crofts

Wife
Male

James

Crofts

Son
Male

William H

Crofts

Son
Male

Richard E

Crofts

Son
Female

Annie M

Crofts

Daughter
Male

John R

Crofts

Son
Female

Jane E

Crofts

Daughter
Female

Elizabeth

Heald

Servant
First name(s) Richard
Last name Crofts
Relationship Head
Marital status Married
Age 46
Birth year 1835
Birth place Skipton, Yorkshire, England

Household members (9 people)

First name(s)

Last name

Relationship

Marital status

Age

Birth year

Birth place

Full record

Richard

Crofts

Head

Married

46

1835

Skipton, Yorkshire, England

Elizabeth

Crofts

Wife

Married

41

1840

Otley, Yorkshire, England

James

Crofts

Son

Single

17

1864

Skipton, Yorkshire, England

William H

Crofts

Son

Single

16

1865

Pontefract, Yorkshire, England

Richard E

Crofts

Son

Single

14

1867

Pontefract, Yorkshire, England

Annie M

Crofts

Daughter

Single

12

1869

Pontefract, Yorkshire, England

John R

Crofts

Son

Single

11

1870

Pontefract, Yorkshire, England

Jane E

Crofts

Daughter

Single

9

1872

Pontefract, Yorkshire, England

Elizabeth

Heald

Servant

Single

22

1859

Knottingley, Yorkshire, England

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