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Household of Richardson Harper (born 1851, Yorkshire)

1881 England, Wales & Scotland Census in Sunderland, Durham, 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.

Richardson Harper and 9 other people are on this record

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In the 1881 Census, the household of Richardson Harper, born in 1851 in Newton, Yorkshire, consisted of 10 members. Richardson was the head of the household, married to Elizabeth Harper, born in 1855 in -. They had 2 children; William (born 1878 in Sunderland, Durham, England) and Nelly (born 1881 in Sunderland, Durham, England).
During the period, also present in the household were Richardson's Boarder, Robert (born 1858 in Houghton Le Spring, Durham, England), Richardson's Boarder, Robert (born 1860 in Yorkshire, England), Richardson's Boarder, James (born 1858 in Shotton, Durham, England), Richardson's Boarder, Laurence (born 1866 in Durham, Durham, England), Richardson's Boarder, Thomas (born 1854 in Yorkshire, England) and Richardson's Servant, Elizabeth (born 1864 in Newcastle on Tyne, Northumberland, England).


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Richardson Harper's household

Male

Richardson

Harper

Head
Female

Elizabeth

Harper

Wife
Male

William

Harper

Son
Female

Nelly

Harper

Daughter
Male

Robert

Atkinson

Boarder
Male

Robert

Mortimer

Boarder
Male

James

Boyd

Boarder
Male

Laurence

Barnes

Boarder
Male

Thomas

Thackray

Boarder
Female

Elizabeth

Hayton

Servant
First name(s) Richardson
Last name Harper
Relationship Head
Marital status Married
Age 30
Birth year 1851
Birth place Newton, Yorkshire, England

Household members (10 people)

First name(s)

Last name

Relationship

Marital status

Age

Birth year

Birth place

Full record

Richardson

Harper

Head

Married

30

1851

Newton, Yorkshire, England

Elizabeth

Harper

Wife

Married

26

1855

-

William

Harper

Son

Single

3

1878

Sunderland, Durham, England

Nelly

Harper

Daughter

Single

0

1881

Sunderland, Durham, England

Robert

Atkinson

Boarder

Married

23

1858

Houghton Le Spring, Durham, England

Robert

Mortimer

Boarder

Single

21

1860

Yorkshire, England

James

Boyd

Boarder

Single

23

1858

Shotton, Durham, England

Laurence

Barnes

Boarder

Single

15

1866

Durham, Durham, England

Thomas

Thackray

Boarder

Single

27

1854

Yorkshire, England

Elizabeth

Hayton

Servant

Single

17

1864

Newcastle on Tyne, Northumberland, England

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