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Household of Richard West (born 1848, Oxfordshire)

1881 England, Wales & Scotland Census in Brentford, Middlesex, 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 West and 6 other people are on this record

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In the 1881 Census, the household of Richard West, born in 1848 in Oxford, Oxfordshire, consisted of 7 members. Richard was the head of the household, married to Ellen West, born in 1848 in Brentford, Middlesex, England. They had 4 children; Sarah A (born 1871 in Brentford, Middlesex, England), Richard James (born 1873 in Brentford, Middlesex, England), Ellen (born 1877 in Brentford, Middlesex, England) and Caroline (born 1879 in Brentford, Middlesex, England).
During the period, also present in the household was Richard's Lodger, James Gadd, born in 1857 in Brentford, Middlesex, England.


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Richard West's household

Male

Richard

West

Head
Female

Ellen

West

Wife
Female

Sarah A

West

Daughter
Male

Richard James

West

Son
Female

Ellen

West

Daughter
Female

Caroline

West

Daughter
Male

James

Gadd

Lodger
First name(s) Richard
Last name West
Relationship Head
Marital status Married
Age 33
Birth year 1848
Birth place Oxford, Oxfordshire, England

Household members (7 people)

First name(s)

Last name

Relationship

Marital status

Age

Birth year

Birth place

Full record

Richard

West

Head

Married

33

1848

Oxford, Oxfordshire, England

Ellen

West

Wife

Married

33

1848

Brentford, Middlesex, England

Sarah A

West

Daughter

Single

10

1871

Brentford, Middlesex, England

Richard James

West

Son

Single

8

1873

Brentford, Middlesex, England

Ellen

West

Daughter

Single

4

1877

Brentford, Middlesex, England

Caroline

West

Daughter

Single

2

1879

Brentford, Middlesex, England

James

Gadd

Lodger

Single

24

1857

Brentford, Middlesex, England

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