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Household of Richard Recton Wise (born 1849, Huntingdonshire)

1881 England, Wales & Scotland Census in Plymouth, Devon, 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 Recton Wise and 7 other people are on this record

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In the 1881 Census, the household of Richard Recton Wise, born in 1849 in Huntingdon, Huntingdonshire, consisted of 8 members. Richard Recton was the head of the household, married to Mary Wise, born in 1846 in Whitley, Northumberland, England. They had 4 children; Mary Elizabeth (born 1876 in Newcastle on Tyne, Northumberland, England), Richard Recton (born 1877 in Whitley, Northumberland, England), Henry Lupton (born 1879 in Whitley, Devon, England) and Edith Constance (born 1881 in Plymouth, Devon, England).
During the period, also present in the household were Richard Recton's Servant, Emily (born 1859 in Plymouth, Devon, England) and Richard Recton's Servant, Hannah (born 1864 in New Herrington, Durham, England).


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Richard Recton Wise's household

Male

Richard Recton

Wise

Head
Female

Mary

Wise

Wife
Female

Mary Elizabeth

Wise

Daughter
Male

Richard Recton

Wise

Son
Male

Henry Lupton

Wise

Son
Female

Edith Constance

Wise

Daughter
Female

Emily

Hancock

Servant
Female

Hannah

Duke

Servant
First name(s) Richard Recton
Last name Wise
Relationship Head
Marital status Married
Age 32
Birth year 1849
Birth place Huntingdon, Huntingdonshire, England

Household members (8 people)

First name(s)

Last name

Relationship

Marital status

Age

Birth year

Birth place

Full record

Richard Recton

Wise

Head

Married

32

1849

Huntingdon, Huntingdonshire, England

Mary

Wise

Wife

Married

35

1846

Whitley, Northumberland, England

Mary Elizabeth

Wise

Daughter

Single

5

1876

Newcastle on Tyne, Northumberland, England

Richard Recton

Wise

Son

Single

4

1877

Whitley, Northumberland, England

Henry Lupton

Wise

Son

Single

2

1879

Whitley, Devon, England

Edith Constance

Wise

Daughter

Single

0

1881

Plymouth, Devon, England

Emily

Hancock

Servant

Single

22

1859

Plymouth, Devon, England

Hannah

Duke

Servant

Single

17

1864

New Herrington, Durham, England

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