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Household of Richard Overton (born 1806, Middlesex)

1881 England, Wales & Scotland Census in St Olave Southwark, London,Surrey, 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 Overton and 9 other people are on this record

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In the 1881 Census, the household of Richard Overton, born in 1806 in Finsbury, Middlesex, consisted of 10 members. Richard was the head of the household, widower. He had 4 children; Matilda (born 1859 in Rotherhithe, Surrey, England), Richard (born 1862 in Bermondsey, Surrey, England), Philip (born 1864 in Bermondsey, Surrey, England) and Edward (born 1866 in Bermondsey, Surrey, England). He had 2 grandchildren; William (born 1879 in Rotherhithe, Surrey, England) and Henry (born 1880 in Rotherhithe, Surrey, England).
During the period, also present in the household were Richard's Son In Law, William (born 1855 in Rotherhithe, Surrey, England), Richard's Stepdaughter, Jane (born 1846 in Rotherhithe, Surrey, England) and Richard's Lodger, Henry (born 1864 in Rotherhithe, Surrey, England).


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Richard Overton's household

Male

Richard

Overton

Head
Female

Matilda

Williams

Daughter
Male

William

Williams

Son In Law
Male

Richard

Overton

Son
Male

Philip

Overton

Son
Male

Edward

Overton

Son
Male

William

Williams

Grand Son
Male

Henry

Williams

Grand Son
Female

Jane

Pritchard

Stepdaughter
Male

Henry

Bull

Lodger
First name(s) Richard
Last name Overton
Relationship Head
Marital status Widower
Age 75
Birth year 1806
Birth place Finsbury, Middlesex, England

Household members (10 people)

First name(s)

Last name

Relationship

Marital status

Age

Birth year

Birth place

Full record

Richard

Overton

Head

Widower

75

1806

Finsbury, Middlesex, England

Matilda

Williams

Daughter

Married

22

1859

Rotherhithe, Surrey, England

William

Williams

Son In Law

Married

26

1855

Rotherhithe, Surrey, England

Richard

Overton

Son

Single

19

1862

Bermondsey, Surrey, England

Philip

Overton

Son

Single

17

1864

Bermondsey, Surrey, England

Edward

Overton

Son

Single

15

1866

Bermondsey, Surrey, England

William

Williams

Grand Son

Single

2

1879

Rotherhithe, Surrey, England

Henry

Williams

Grand Son

Single

1

1880

Rotherhithe, Surrey, England

Jane

Pritchard

Stepdaughter

Single

35

1846

Rotherhithe, Surrey, England

Henry

Bull

Lodger

Single

17

1864

Rotherhithe, Surrey, England

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