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Household of Richard Handes (born 1831, Buckinghamshire)

1881 England, Wales & Scotland Census in Preston, 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 Handes and 5 other people are on this record

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In the 1881 Census, the household of Richard Handes, born in 1831 in Moreton, Buckinghamshire, consisted of 6 members. Richard was the head of the household, married to Sarah Handes, born in 1818 in Brockhurst, Shropshire, England.
During the period, also present in the household were Richard's Nephew, Thomas (born 1870 in Brockhurst, Shropshire, England), Richard's Lodger, John (born 1819 in -), Richard's Lodger, Elizabeth (born 1858 in Preston, Lancashire, England) and Richard's Lodgers Son, William (born 1878 in Preston, Lancashire, England).


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Richard Handes's household

Male

Richard

Handes

Head
Female

Sarah

Handes

Wife
Male

Thomas

Cowby

Nephew
Male

John

Johnson

Lodger
Female

Elizabeth

Kennedy

Lodger
Male

William

Kennedy

Lodgers Son
First name(s) Richard
Last name Handes
Relationship Head
Marital status Married
Age 50
Birth year 1831
Birth place Moreton, Buckinghamshire, England

Household members (6 people)

First name(s)

Last name

Relationship

Marital status

Age

Birth year

Birth place

Full record

Richard

Handes

Head

Married

50

1831

Moreton, Buckinghamshire, England

Sarah

Handes

Wife

Married

63

1818

Brockhurst, Shropshire, England

Thomas

Cowby

Nephew

Single

11

1870

Brockhurst, Shropshire, England

John

Johnson

Lodger

Married

62

1819

-

Elizabeth

Kennedy

Lodger

Single

23

1858

Preston, Lancashire, England

William

Kennedy

Lodgers Son

Single

3

1878

Preston, Lancashire, England

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