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Household of Richard Norton (born 1847, Somerset)

1881 England, Wales & Scotland Census in Shepton Mallet, Somerset, 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 Norton and 7 other people are on this record

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In the 1881 Census, the household of Richard Norton, born in 1847 in Ditcheat, Somerset, consisted of 8 members. Richard was the head of the household, married to Mary Norton, born in 1849 in Ditcheat, Somerset, England. They had 5 children; Mabel (born 1871 in Lamyatt, Somerset, England), Robert (born 1873 in Lamyatt, Somerset, England), Hester (born 1875 in Lamyatt, Somerset, England), John Martin (born 1877 in Lamyatt, Somerset, England) and Ada Mary (born 1881 in Lamyatt, Somerset, England).
During the period, also present in the household was Richard's Servant, Anna Maria Green, born in 1858 in East Pennard, Somerset, England.


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Richard Norton's household

Male

Richard

Norton

Head
Female

Mary

Norton

Wife
Female

Mabel

Norton

Daughter
Male

Robert

Norton

Son
Female

Hester

Norton

Daughter
Male

John Martin

Norton

Son
Female

Ada Mary

Norton

Daughter
Female

Anna Maria

Green

Servant
First name(s) Richard
Last name Norton
Relationship Head
Marital status Married
Age 34
Birth year 1847
Birth place Ditcheat, Somerset, England

Household members (8 people)

First name(s)

Last name

Relationship

Marital status

Age

Birth year

Birth place

Full record

Richard

Norton

Head

Married

34

1847

Ditcheat, Somerset, England

Mary

Norton

Wife

Married

32

1849

Ditcheat, Somerset, England

Mabel

Norton

Daughter

Single

10

1871

Lamyatt, Somerset, England

Robert

Norton

Son

Single

8

1873

Lamyatt, Somerset, England

Hester

Norton

Daughter

Single

6

1875

Lamyatt, Somerset, England

John Martin

Norton

Son

Single

4

1877

Lamyatt, Somerset, England

Ada Mary

Norton

Daughter

Single

0

1881

Lamyatt, Somerset, England

Anna Maria

Green

Servant

Single

23

1858

East Pennard, Somerset, England

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