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Household of Richard Dark (born 1829, Devon)

1881 England, Wales & Scotland Census in Bideford, 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 Dark and 4 other people are on this record

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In the 1881 Census, the household of Richard Dark, born in 1829 in Woolfardisworthy, Devon, consisted of 5 members. Richard was the head of the household, married to Mary Ann Dark, born in 1833 in East Indies. They had 2 children; George (born 1870 in Woolfardisworthy, Devon, England) and Sarah Ann (born 1873 in Woolfardisworthy, Devon, England).
During the period, also present in the household was Richard's Visitor, Charles Thomas, born in 1878 in Bideford, Devon, England.


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Richard Dark's household

Male

Richard

Dark

Head
Female

Mary Ann

Dark

Wife
Male

George

Dark

Son
Female

Sarah Ann

Dark

Daughter
Male

Charles

Thomas

Visitor
First name(s) Richard
Last name Dark
Relationship Head
Marital status Married
Age 52
Birth year 1829
Birth place Woolfardisworthy, Devon, England

Household members (5 people)

First name(s)

Last name

Relationship

Marital status

Age

Birth year

Birth place

Full record

Richard

Dark

Head

Married

52

1829

Woolfardisworthy, Devon, England

Mary Ann

Dark

Wife

Married

48

1833

East Indies

George

Dark

Son

Single

11

1870

Woolfardisworthy, Devon, England

Sarah Ann

Dark

Daughter

Single

8

1873

Woolfardisworthy, Devon, England

Charles

Thomas

Visitor

Single

3

1878

Bideford, Devon, England

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