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Household of Richard Skeils (born 1840, Cambridgeshire)

1881 England, Wales & Scotland Census in Prestwich, 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 Skeils and 7 other people are on this record

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In the 1881 Census, the household of Richard Skeils, born in 1840 in Chatteris, Cambridgeshire, consisted of 8 members. Richard was the head of the household, married to Matilda Skeils, born in 1840 in Australia. They had 6 children; Edward (born 1869 in Australia), Mary A (born 1871 in Exeter, Devon, England), Amelia (born 1875 in Colchester, Essex, England), Alice (born 1877 in Ireland), George (born 1879 in Scotland) and Frank (born 1873 in Aldershot, Hampshire, England).


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Richard Skeils's household

Male

Richard

Skeils

Head
Female

Matilda

Skeils

Wife
Male

Edward

Skeils

Son
Female

Mary A

Skeils

Daughter
Female

Amelia

Skeils

Daughter
Female

Alice

Skeils

Daughter
Male

George

Skeils

Son
Male

Frank

Skeils

Son
First name(s) Richard
Last name Skeils
Relationship Head
Marital status Married
Age 41
Birth year 1840
Birth place Chatteris, Cambridgeshire, England

Household members (8 people)

First name(s)

Last name

Relationship

Marital status

Age

Birth year

Birth place

Full record

Richard

Skeils

Head

Married

41

1840

Chatteris, Cambridgeshire, England

Matilda

Skeils

Wife

Married

41

1840

Australia

Edward

Skeils

Son

Single

12

1869

Australia

Mary A

Skeils

Daughter

Single

10

1871

Exeter, Devon, England

Amelia

Skeils

Daughter

Single

6

1875

Colchester, Essex, England

Alice

Skeils

Daughter

Single

4

1877

Ireland

George

Skeils

Son

Single

2

1879

Scotland

Frank

Skeils

Son

Single

8

1873

Aldershot, Hampshire, England

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