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Household of Richard Ranson (born 1839, Kent)

1881 England, Wales & Scotland Census in Helston, Cornwall, 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 Ranson and 6 other people are on this record

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In the 1881 Census, the household of Richard Ranson, born in 1839 in Greenwich, Kent, consisted of 7 members. Richard was the head of the household, married to Sophia A Ranson, born in 1844 in Gosport, Hampshire, England. They had 4 children; Sophia A (born 1869 in Littlehampton, Sussex, England), Matilda M (born 1875 in Gunwalloe, Cornwall, England), Richard E (born 1877 in Gunwalloe, Cornwall, England) and Thomas W (born 1880 in Gunwalloe, Cornwall, England).
During the period, also present in the household was Richard's Boarder, William Curry, born in 1847 in Helston, Cornwall, England.


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Richard Ranson's household

Male

Richard

Ranson

Head
Female

Sophia A

Ranson

Wife
Female

Sophia A

Ranson

Daughter
Female

Matilda M

Ranson

Daughter
Male

Richard E

Ranson

Son
Male

Thomas W

Ranson

Son
Male

William

Curry

Boarder
First name(s) Richard
Last name Ranson
Relationship Head
Marital status Married
Age 42
Birth year 1839
Birth place Greenwich, Kent, England

Household members (7 people)

First name(s)

Last name

Relationship

Marital status

Age

Birth year

Birth place

Full record

Richard

Ranson

Head

Married

42

1839

Greenwich, Kent, England

Sophia A

Ranson

Wife

Married

37

1844

Gosport, Hampshire, England

Sophia A

Ranson

Daughter

Single

12

1869

Littlehampton, Sussex, England

Matilda M

Ranson

Daughter

Single

6

1875

Gunwalloe, Cornwall, England

Richard E

Ranson

Son

Single

4

1877

Gunwalloe, Cornwall, England

Thomas W

Ranson

Son

Single

1

1880

Gunwalloe, Cornwall, England

William

Curry

Boarder

Single

34

1847

Helston, Cornwall, England

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