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Household of Richard Marchant (born 1838, Wiltshire)

1881 England, Wales & Scotland Census in Highworth, Wiltshire, 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 Marchant and 10 other people are on this record

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In the 1881 Census, the household of Richard Marchant, born in 1838 in Broome, Wiltshire, consisted of 11 members. Richard was the head of the household, married to Ann Marchant, born in 1842 in Startley, Wiltshire, England. They had 8 children; Amy (born 1867 in Broome, Wiltshire, England), Arthur (born 1869 in Broome, Wiltshire, England), George (born 1871 in Broome, Wiltshire, England), William (born 1873 in Broome, Wiltshire, England), Frank (born 1874 in Broome, Wiltshire, England), Ruth (born 1876 in Broome, Wiltshire, England), John (born 1878 in Broome, Wiltshire, England) and Lucy (born 1880 in Broome, Wiltshire, England).
During the period, also present in the household was Richard's Boarder, Noah Lester, born in 1861 in Broome, Wiltshire, England.


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Richard Marchant's household

Male

Richard

Marchant

Head
Female

Ann

Marchant

Wife
Female

Amy

Marchant

Daughter
Male

Arthur

Marchant

Son
Male

George

Marchant

Son
Male

William

Marchant

Son
Male

Frank

Marchant

Son
Female

Ruth

Marchant

Daughter
Male

John

Marchant

Son
Female

Lucy

Marchant

Daughter
Male

Noah

Lester

Boarder
First name(s) Richard
Last name Marchant
Relationship Head
Marital status Married
Age 43
Birth year 1838
Birth place Broome, Wiltshire, England

Household members (11 people)

First name(s)

Last name

Relationship

Marital status

Age

Birth year

Birth place

Full record

Richard

Marchant

Head

Married

43

1838

Broome, Wiltshire, England

Ann

Marchant

Wife

Married

39

1842

Startley, Wiltshire, England

Amy

Marchant

Daughter

Single

14

1867

Broome, Wiltshire, England

Arthur

Marchant

Son

Single

12

1869

Broome, Wiltshire, England

George

Marchant

Son

Single

10

1871

Broome, Wiltshire, England

William

Marchant

Son

Single

8

1873

Broome, Wiltshire, England

Frank

Marchant

Son

Single

7

1874

Broome, Wiltshire, England

Ruth

Marchant

Daughter

Single

5

1876

Broome, Wiltshire, England

John

Marchant

Son

Single

3

1878

Broome, Wiltshire, England

Lucy

Marchant

Daughter

Single

1

1880

Broome, Wiltshire, England

Noah

Lester

Boarder

Single

20

1861

Broome, Wiltshire, England

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