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Household of Richard Rackett (born 1859, Hampshire)

1881 England, Wales & Scotland Census in Croydon, 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 Rackett and 8 other people are on this record

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In the 1881 Census, the household of Richard Rackett, born in 1859 in Isle of Wight, Hampshire, consisted of 9 members. Richard was the head of the household, married to Sophia Rackett, born in 1859 in London, Middlesex, England. They had 3 children; Annie (born 1877 in Croydon, Surrey, England), Richard (born 1878 in Croydon, Surrey, England) and Alice (born 1880 in Croydon, Surrey, England).
During the period, also present in the household were Richard's Step Father, Thomas (born 1819 in Nunhead, Somerset, England), Richard's Mother In Law, Sophia (born 1826 in London, Middlesex, England), Richard's Lodger, George (born 1863 in Croydon, Surrey, England) and Richard's Lodger, John (born 1860 in Croydon, Surrey, England).


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Richard Rackett's household

Male

Richard

Rackett

Head
Female

Sophia

Rackett

Wife
Female

Annie

Rackett

Daughter
Male

Richard

Rackett

Son
Female

Alice

Rackett

Daughter
Male

Thomas

Verner

Step Father
Female

Sophia

Verner

Mother In Law
Male

George

Smith

Lodger
Male

John

Brown

Lodger
First name(s) Richard
Last name Rackett
Relationship Head
Marital status Married
Age 22
Birth year 1859
Birth place Isle of Wight, Hampshire, England

Household members (9 people)

First name(s)

Last name

Relationship

Marital status

Age

Birth year

Birth place

Full record

Richard

Rackett

Head

Married

22

1859

Isle of Wight, Hampshire, England

Sophia

Rackett

Wife

Married

22

1859

London, Middlesex, England

Annie

Rackett

Daughter

Single

4

1877

Croydon, Surrey, England

Richard

Rackett

Son

Single

3

1878

Croydon, Surrey, England

Alice

Rackett

Daughter

Single

1

1880

Croydon, Surrey, England

Thomas

Verner

Step Father

Married

62

1819

Nunhead, Somerset, England

Sophia

Verner

Mother In Law

Married

55

1826

London, Middlesex, England

George

Smith

Lodger

Single

18

1863

Croydon, Surrey, England

John

Brown

Lodger

Single

21

1860

Croydon, Surrey, England

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