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Household of Richard Hopkins (born 1837, Kent)

1881 England, Wales & Scotland Census in Elham, Kent, 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 Hopkins and 7 other people are on this record

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In the 1881 Census, the household of Richard Hopkins, born in 1837 in Elmsted, Kent, consisted of 8 members. Richard was the head of the household, married to Mary Hopkins, born in 1842 in Elmsted, Kent, England. They had 5 children; Richard (born 1868 in Hastingleigh, Kent, England), William (born 1873 in Wingham, Kent, England), Edward S (born 1875 in Elmsted, Kent, England), Ernest (born 1878 in Elmsted, Kent, England) and George (born 1881 in Elmsted, Kent, England).
During the period, also present in the household was Richard's Lodger, Thomas Philpot, born in 1807 in Elmsted, Kent, England.


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Richard Hopkins's household

Male

Richard

Hopkins

Head
Female

Mary

Hopkins

Wife
Male

Richard

Hopkins

Son
Male

William

Hopkins

Son
Male

Edward S

Hopkins

Son
Male

Ernest

Hopkins

Son
Male

George

Hopkins

Son
Male

Thomas

Philpot

Lodger
First name(s) Richard
Last name Hopkins
Relationship Head
Marital status Married
Age 44
Birth year 1837
Birth place Elmsted, Kent, England

Household members (8 people)

First name(s)

Last name

Relationship

Marital status

Age

Birth year

Birth place

Full record

Richard

Hopkins

Head

Married

44

1837

Elmsted, Kent, England

Mary

Hopkins

Wife

Married

39

1842

Elmsted, Kent, England

Richard

Hopkins

Son

Single

13

1868

Hastingleigh, Kent, England

William

Hopkins

Son

Single

8

1873

Wingham, Kent, England

Edward S

Hopkins

Son

Single

6

1875

Elmsted, Kent, England

Ernest

Hopkins

Son

Single

3

1878

Elmsted, Kent, England

George

Hopkins

Son

Single

0

1881

Elmsted, Kent, England

Thomas

Philpot

Lodger

Widower

74

1807

Elmsted, Kent, England

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