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Household of Richard Griffiths (born 1862, Cheshire)

1881 England, Wales & Scotland Census in Blackburn, Lancashire, 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 Griffiths and 8 other people are on this record

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In the 1881 Census, the household of Richard Griffiths, born in 1862 in Chester, Cheshire, consisted of 9 members. Richard was the head of the household, single. He had 4 grandchildren; Cecila (born 1872 in Bacup, Lancashire, England), John (born 1875 in Bacup, Lancashire, England), Mary Ann (born 1877 in Bacup, Lancashire, England) and Sarah (born 1881 in Darwen, Lancashire, England).
During the period, also present in the household were Richard's Boarder, Mary (born 1829 in Norwich, Norfolk, England), Richard's Boarder Daughter, Mary Ann (born 1862 in Norwich, Norfolk, England), Richard's Boarder Daughter, Cecila (born 1852 in Norwich, Norfolk, England) and Richard's Lodger, Thomas (born 1857 in Stafford, Staffordshire, England).


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Richard Griffiths's household

Male

Richard

Griffiths

Head
Female

Mary

Cook

Boarder
Female

Mary Ann

Cook

Boarder Daughter
Female

Cecila

Brighty

Boarder Daughter
Female

Cecila

Brighty

Grand Daughter
Male

John

Brighty

Grand Son
Female

Mary Ann

Brighty

Grand Daughter
Female

Sarah

Brighty

Grand Daughter
Male

Thomas

Williams

Lodger
First name(s) Richard
Last name Griffiths
Relationship Head
Marital status Single
Age 19
Birth year 1862
Birth place Chester, Cheshire, England

Household members (9 people)

First name(s)

Last name

Relationship

Marital status

Age

Birth year

Birth place

Full record

Richard

Griffiths

Head

Single

19

1862

Chester, Cheshire, England

Mary

Cook

Boarder

Widow

52

1829

Norwich, Norfolk, England

Mary Ann

Cook

Boarder Daughter

Single

19

1862

Norwich, Norfolk, England

Cecila

Brighty

Boarder Daughter

Widow

29

1852

Norwich, Norfolk, England

Cecila

Brighty

Grand Daughter

Single

9

1872

Bacup, Lancashire, England

John

Brighty

Grand Son

Single

6

1875

Bacup, Lancashire, England

Mary Ann

Brighty

Grand Daughter

Single

4

1877

Bacup, Lancashire, England

Sarah

Brighty

Grand Daughter

Single

0

1881

Darwen, Lancashire, England

Thomas

Williams

Lodger

Single

24

1857

Stafford, Staffordshire, England

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