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Household of Richard Scales (born 1824, Lincolnshire)

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

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In the 1881 Census, the household of Richard Scales, born in 1824 in Addlethorpe, Lincolnshire, consisted of 9 members. Richard was the head of the household, married to Elizabeth Scales, born in 1837 in Dowsby, Lincolnshire, England. They had 6 children; Edward (born 1864 in Hornsey, Middlesex, England), Richard (born 1866 in Hornsey, Middlesex, England), Frederick (born 1869 in Hornsey, Middlesex, England), Calvert (born 1871 in Hornsey, Middlesex, England), Harrold (born 1872 in Hornsey, Middlesex, England) and John (born 1876 in Hornsey, Middlesex, England).
During the period, also present in the household was Richard's Servant, Jane Boyd, born in 1863 in Crayford, Kent, England.


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Richard Scales's household

Male

Richard

Scales

Head
Female

Elizabeth

Scales

Wife
Male

Edward

Scales

Son
Male

Richard

Scales

Son
Male

Frederick

Scales

Son
Male

Calvert

Scales

Son
Male

Harrold

Scales

Son
Male

John

Scales

Son
Female

Jane

Boyd

Servant
First name(s) Richard
Last name Scales
Relationship Head
Marital status Married
Age 57
Birth year 1824
Birth place Addlethorpe, Lincolnshire, England

Household members (9 people)

First name(s)

Last name

Relationship

Marital status

Age

Birth year

Birth place

Full record

Richard

Scales

Head

Married

57

1824

Addlethorpe, Lincolnshire, England

Elizabeth

Scales

Wife

Married

44

1837

Dowsby, Lincolnshire, England

Edward

Scales

Son

Single

17

1864

Hornsey, Middlesex, England

Richard

Scales

Son

Single

15

1866

Hornsey, Middlesex, England

Frederick

Scales

Son

Single

12

1869

Hornsey, Middlesex, England

Calvert

Scales

Son

Single

10

1871

Hornsey, Middlesex, England

Harrold

Scales

Son

Single

9

1872

Hornsey, Middlesex, England

John

Scales

Son

Single

5

1876

Hornsey, Middlesex, England

Jane

Boyd

Servant

Single

18

1863

Crayford, Kent, England

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