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Household of Richard Houghton (born 1843, Middlesex)

1881 England, Wales & Scotland Census in Chelsea, London,Middlesex, 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 Houghton and 10 other people are on this record

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In the 1881 Census, the household of Richard Houghton, born in 1843 in Middlesex, consisted of 11 members. Richard was the head of the household, married to Harriett Houghton, born in 1844 in Southwark, Surrey, England. They had 5 children; Henry (born 1865 in Chelsea, Middlesex, England), Arthur (born 1871 in Chelsea, Middlesex, England), Ben (born 1876 in Chelsea, Middlesex, England), Ada (born 1877 in Chelsea, Middlesex, England) and Richard (born 1881 in Chelsea, Middlesex, England).
During the period, also present in the household were Richard's Brother In Law, Ben (born 1861 in Barnsley, Kent, England), Richard's Servant, Emily (born 1864 in Wolverhampton, Staffordshire, England), Richard's Lodger Head, George (born 1841 in -) and Richard's Lodger, George (born 1856 in Stafford, Staffordshire, England).


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Richard Houghton's household

Male

Richard

Houghton

Head
Female

Harriett

Houghton

Wife
Male

Henry

Houghton

Son
Male

Arthur

Houghton

Son
Male

Ben

Houghton

Son
Female

Ada

Houghton

Daughter
Male

Richard

Houghton

Son
Male

Ben

Starrup

Brother In Law
Female

Emily

Harling

Servant
Male

George

Seymour

Lodger Head
Male

George

Bond

Lodger
First name(s) Richard
Last name Houghton
Relationship Head
Marital status Married
Age 38
Birth year 1843
Birth place Middlesex, England

Household members (11 people)

First name(s)

Last name

Relationship

Marital status

Age

Birth year

Birth place

Full record

Richard

Houghton

Head

Married

38

1843

Middlesex, England

Harriett

Houghton

Wife

Married

37

1844

Southwark, Surrey, England

Henry

Houghton

Son

Single

16

1865

Chelsea, Middlesex, England

Arthur

Houghton

Son

Single

10

1871

Chelsea, Middlesex, England

Ben

Houghton

Son

Single

5

1876

Chelsea, Middlesex, England

Ada

Houghton

Daughter

Single

4

1877

Chelsea, Middlesex, England

Richard

Houghton

Son

Single

0

1881

Chelsea, Middlesex, England

Ben

Starrup

Brother In Law

Single

20

1861

Barnsley, Kent, England

Emily

Harling

Servant

Single

17

1864

Wolverhampton, Staffordshire, England

George

Seymour

Lodger Head

Widower

40

1841

-

George

Bond

Lodger

Single

25

1856

Stafford, Staffordshire, England

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