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Household of Richard Palmer (born 1835, Pembrokeshire)

1881 England, Wales & Scotland Census in Medway, Kent, 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 Palmer and 4 other people are on this record

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In the 1881 Census, the household of Richard Palmer, born in 1835 in Pembroke, Pembrokeshire, consisted of 5 members. Richard was the head of the household, married to Fanny Palmer, born in 1848 in Hampshire, England. They had 2 children; May Mary (born 1879 in Chatham, Kent, England) and Alfred (born 1880 in Chatham, Kent, England).
During the period, also present in the household was Richard's Servant, Mercy Major, born in 1865 in Northampton, Northamptonshire, England.


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Richard Palmer's household

Male

Richard

Palmer

Head
Female

Fanny

Palmer

Wife
Female

May Mary

Palmer

Daughter
Male

Alfred

Palmer

Son
Female

Mercy

Major

Servant
First name(s) Richard
Last name Palmer
Relationship Head
Marital status Married
Age 46
Birth year 1835
Birth place Pembroke, Pembrokeshire, Wales

Household members (5 people)

First name(s)

Last name

Relationship

Marital status

Age

Birth year

Birth place

Full record

Richard

Palmer

Head

Married

46

1835

Pembroke, Pembrokeshire, Wales

Fanny

Palmer

Wife

Married

33

1848

Hampshire, England

May Mary

Palmer

Daughter

Single

2

1879

Chatham, Kent, England

Alfred

Palmer

Son

Single

1

1880

Chatham, Kent, England

Mercy

Major

Servant

Single

16

1865

Northampton, Northamptonshire, England

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