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Household of Richard Lancaster (born 1837, Lancashire)

1881 England, Wales & Scotland Census in Birmingham, Warwickshire, 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 Lancaster and 7 other people are on this record

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In the 1881 Census, the household of Richard Lancaster, born in 1837 in Preston, Lancashire, consisted of 8 members. Richard was the head of the household, married to Mary Lancaster, born in 1834 in Preston, Lancashire, England. They had 4 children; Elizabeth (born 1861 in Preston, Lancashire, England), Thomas (born 1862 in Preston, Lancashire, England), James (born 1863 in Preston, Lancashire, England) and Meredith Joseph (born 1867 in Preston, Lancashire, England).
During the period, also present in the household were Richard's Grandfather, Thomas (born 1811 in Lancashire, England) and Richard's Servant, Elizabeth (born 1861 in Worcester, Worcestershire, England).


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Richard Lancaster's household

Male

Richard

Lancaster

Head
Female

Mary

Lancaster

Wife
Female

Elizabeth

Lancaster

Daughter
Male

Thomas

Lancaster

Son
Male

James

Lancaster

Son
Male

Meredith Joseph

Lancaster

Son
Male

Thomas

Chamley

Grandfather
Female

Elizabeth

Johnson

Servant
First name(s) Richard
Last name Lancaster
Relationship Head
Marital status Married
Age 44
Birth year 1837
Birth place Preston, Lancashire, England

Household members (8 people)

First name(s)

Last name

Relationship

Marital status

Age

Birth year

Birth place

Full record

Richard

Lancaster

Head

Married

44

1837

Preston, Lancashire, England

Mary

Lancaster

Wife

Married

47

1834

Preston, Lancashire, England

Elizabeth

Lancaster

Daughter

Single

20

1861

Preston, Lancashire, England

Thomas

Lancaster

Son

Single

19

1862

Preston, Lancashire, England

James

Lancaster

Son

Single

18

1863

Preston, Lancashire, England

Meredith Joseph

Lancaster

Son

Single

14

1867

Preston, Lancashire, England

Thomas

Chamley

Grandfather

Widower

70

1811

Lancashire, England

Elizabeth

Johnson

Servant

Single

20

1861

Worcester, Worcestershire, England

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