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Household of Richard Saunders (born 1853, Lancashire)

1881 England, Wales & Scotland Census in Preston, Lancashire, 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 Saunders and 7 other people are on this record

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In the 1881 Census, the household of Richard Saunders, born in 1853 in Skerton, Lancashire, consisted of 8 members. Richard was the head of the household, married to Mary A Saunders, born in 1854 in Galgate, Lancashire, England. They had 3 children; Ada (born 1877 in Preston, Lancashire, England), Clara (born 1879 in Preston, Lancashire, England) and Alfred (born 1881 in Preston, Lancashire, England).
During the period, also present in the household were Richard's Adopted Daughter, Jane (born 1874 in Galgate, Lancashire, England), Richard's Lodger, Alfred (born 1856 in Surrey, England) and Richard's Lodger, Mary (born 1862 in Newcastle on Tyne, Northumberland, England).


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Richard Saunders's household

Male

Richard

Saunders

Head
Female

Mary A

Saunders

Wife
Female

Jane

Alty

Adopted Daughter
Female

Ada

Saunders

Daughter
Female

Clara

Saunders

Daughter
Male

Alfred

Saunders

Son
Male

Alfred

Austin

Lodger
Female

Mary

Donnelly

Lodger
First name(s) Richard
Last name Saunders
Relationship Head
Marital status Married
Age 28
Birth year 1853
Birth place Skerton, Lancashire, England

Household members (8 people)

First name(s)

Last name

Relationship

Marital status

Age

Birth year

Birth place

Full record

Richard

Saunders

Head

Married

28

1853

Skerton, Lancashire, England

Mary A

Saunders

Wife

Married

27

1854

Galgate, Lancashire, England

Jane

Alty

Adopted Daughter

Single

7

1874

Galgate, Lancashire, England

Ada

Saunders

Daughter

Single

4

1877

Preston, Lancashire, England

Clara

Saunders

Daughter

Single

2

1879

Preston, Lancashire, England

Alfred

Saunders

Son

Single

0

1881

Preston, Lancashire, England

Alfred

Austin

Lodger

Single

25

1856

Surrey, England

Mary

Donnelly

Lodger

Single

19

1862

Newcastle on Tyne, Northumberland, England

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