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Household of Richard Dawkins (born 1829, Hampshire)

1881 England, Wales & Scotland Census in Totnes, 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 Dawkins and 10 other people are on this record

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In the 1881 Census, the household of Richard Dawkins, born in 1829 in Southsea, Hampshire, consisted of 11 members. Richard was the head of the household, married to Mary L Dawkins, born in 1841 in Blackheath, Hampshire, England. They had 3 children; Annie T (born 1873 in Stoke Gabriel, Devon, England), Mary R (born 1875 in Stoke Gabriel, Devon, England) and Edith L (born 1879 in Stoke Gabriel, Devon, England).
During the period, also present in the household were Richard's Governess, Mary Ann (born 1856 in Jersey, Channel Islands), Richard's Servant, Mary (born 1859 in Teignmouth, Devon, England), Richard's Servant, Rose (born 1866 in Dorset, England), Richard's Servant, Grace (born 1855 in Truro, Cornwall, England), Richard's Servant, Sarah (born 1865 in Dorset, England) and Richard's Servant, Caroline A (born 1854 in Cornworthy, Devon, England).


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Richard Dawkins's household

Male

Richard

Dawkins

Head
Female

Mary L

Dawkins

Wife
Female

Annie T

Dawkins

Daughter
Female

Mary R

Dawkins

Daughter
Female

Edith L

Dawkins

Daughter
Female

Mary Ann

Bertham

Governess
Female

Mary

Glass

Servant
Female

Rose

Heskett

Servant
Female

Grace

Old

Servant
Female

Sarah

Ridout

Servant
Female

Caroline A

Ash

Servant
First name(s) Richard
Last name Dawkins
Relationship Head
Marital status Married
Age 52
Birth year 1829
Birth place Southsea, Hampshire, England

Household members (11 people)

First name(s)

Last name

Relationship

Marital status

Age

Birth year

Birth place

Full record

Richard

Dawkins

Head

Married

52

1829

Southsea, Hampshire, England

Mary L

Dawkins

Wife

Married

40

1841

Blackheath, Hampshire, England

Annie T

Dawkins

Daughter

Single

8

1873

Stoke Gabriel, Devon, England

Mary R

Dawkins

Daughter

Single

6

1875

Stoke Gabriel, Devon, England

Edith L

Dawkins

Daughter

Single

2

1879

Stoke Gabriel, Devon, England

Mary Ann

Bertham

Governess

Single

25

1856

Jersey, Channel Islands

Mary

Glass

Servant

Single

22

1859

Teignmouth, Devon, England

Rose

Heskett

Servant

Single

15

1866

Dorset, England

Grace

Old

Servant

Single

26

1855

Truro, Cornwall, England

Sarah

Ridout

Servant

Single

16

1865

Dorset, England

Caroline A

Ash

Servant

Single

27

1854

Cornworthy, Devon, England

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