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Household of Richard Hitchen (born 1844, Yorkshire)

1881 England, Wales & Scotland Census in Halifax, 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 Hitchen and 7 other people are on this record

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In the 1881 Census, the household of Richard Hitchen, born in 1844 in Yorkshire, consisted of 8 members. Richard was the head of the household, married to Dinah Hitchen, born in 1846 in Barkisland, Yorkshire, England. They had 5 children; Eliza (born 1865 in Barkisland, Yorkshire, England), Sarah (born 1873 in Barkisland, Yorkshire, England), Elizabeth E (born 1877 in Barkisland, Yorkshire, England), Emily H (born 1879 in Barkisland, Yorkshire, England) and Richard (born 1881 in Barkisland, Yorkshire, England).
During the period, also present in the household was Richard's Mother In Law, Elizabeth Cheetham, born in 1809 in Barkisland, Yorkshire, England.


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Richard Hitchen's household

Male

Richard

Hitchen

Head
Female

Dinah

Hitchen

Wife
Female

Eliza

Hitchen

Daughter
Female

Sarah

Hitchen

Daughter
Female

Elizabeth E

Hitchen

Daughter
Female

Emily H

Hitchen

Daughter
Male

Richard

Hitchen

Son
Female

Elizabeth

Cheetham

Mother In Law
First name(s) Richard
Last name Hitchen
Relationship Head
Marital status Married
Age 37
Birth year 1844
Birth place Yorkshire, England

Household members (8 people)

First name(s)

Last name

Relationship

Marital status

Age

Birth year

Birth place

Full record

Richard

Hitchen

Head

Married

37

1844

Yorkshire, England

Dinah

Hitchen

Wife

Married

35

1846

Barkisland, Yorkshire, England

Eliza

Hitchen

Daughter

Single

16

1865

Barkisland, Yorkshire, England

Sarah

Hitchen

Daughter

Single

8

1873

Barkisland, Yorkshire, England

Elizabeth E

Hitchen

Daughter

Single

4

1877

Barkisland, Yorkshire, England

Emily H

Hitchen

Daughter

Single

2

1879

Barkisland, Yorkshire, England

Richard

Hitchen

Son

Single

0

1881

Barkisland, Yorkshire, England

Elizabeth

Cheetham

Mother In Law

Widow

72

1809

Barkisland, Yorkshire, England

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