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Household of Richard J Letcher (born 1840, Carmarthenshire)

1881 England, Wales & Scotland Census in Swansea, Glamorganshire, Wales

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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 J Letcher and 6 other people are on this record

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In the 1881 Census, the household of Richard J Letcher, born in 1840 in Llanelly, Carmarthenshire, consisted of 7 members. Richard J was the head of the household, married to Margaret A Letcher, born in 1843 in Swansea, Glamorganshire, Wales. They had 1 child; Harold B, born 1872 in Swansea, Glamorganshire, Wales.
During the period, also present in the household were Richard J's Brother In Law, Frank (born 1848 in Lapford, Devon, England), Richard J's Sister, Helen (born 1847 in Llanelly, Carmarthenshire, Wales), Richard J's Servant, Sarah A (born 1862 in Merthyr, Glamorganshire, Wales) and Richard J's Servant, Mary Jane (born 1864 in Merthyr, Glamorganshire, Wales).


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Richard J Letcher's household

Male

Richard J

Letcher

Head
Female

Margaret A

Letcher

Wife
Male

Harold B

Letcher

Son
Male

Frank

Moon

Brother In Law
Female

Helen

Moon

Sister
Female

Sarah A

Woodward

Servant
Female

Mary Jane

Woodward

Servant
First name(s) Richard J
Last name Letcher
Relationship Head
Marital status Married
Age 41
Birth year 1840
Birth place Llanelly, Carmarthenshire, Wales

Household members (7 people)

First name(s)

Last name

Relationship

Marital status

Age

Birth year

Birth place

Full record

Richard J

Letcher

Head

Married

41

1840

Llanelly, Carmarthenshire, Wales

Margaret A

Letcher

Wife

Married

38

1843

Swansea, Glamorganshire, Wales

Harold B

Letcher

Son

Single

9

1872

Swansea, Glamorganshire, Wales

Frank

Moon

Brother In Law

Married

33

1848

Lapford, Devon, England

Helen

Moon

Sister

Married

34

1847

Llanelly, Carmarthenshire, Wales

Sarah A

Woodward

Servant

Single

19

1862

Merthyr, Glamorganshire, Wales

Mary Jane

Woodward

Servant

Single

17

1864

Merthyr, Glamorganshire, Wales

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