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Household of Robert Richards (born 1841, Staffordshire)

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.

Robert Richards and 11 other people are on this record

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In the 1881 Census, the household of Robert Richards, born in 1841 in Brierley Hill, Staffordshire, consisted of 12 members. Robert was the head of the household, married to Mary J Richards, born in 1841 in Middlesbrough, Yorkshire, England. They had 9 children; Jane E (born 1863 in Witton Park, Durham, England), Isabella (born 1865 in Witton Park, Durham, England), James T (born 1867 in Witton Park, Durham, England), George A (born 1870 in Middlesbrough, Yorkshire, England), Kezia (born 1872 in Witton Park, Durham, England), Harry (born 1875 in Sunderland, Durham, England), Edith Mary (born 1877 in Sunderland, Durham, England), Gertrude H (born 1878 in Sunderland, Durham, England) and Robert (born 1881 in Sunderland, Durham, England).
During the period, also present in the household was Robert's Servant, Harriet Reay, born in 1862 in Sunderland, Durham, England.


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Robert Richards's household

Male

Robert

Richards

Head
Female

Mary J

Richards

Wife
Female

Jane E

Richards

Daughter
Female

Isabella

Richards

Daughter
Male

James T

Richards

Son
Male

George A

Richards

Son
Female

Kezia

Richards

Daughter
Male

Harry

Richards

Son
Female

Edith Mary

Richards

Daughter
Female

Gertrude H

Richards

Daughter
Male

Robert

Richards

Son
Female

Harriet

Reay

Servant
First name(s) Robert
Last name Richards
Relationship Head
Marital status Married
Age 40
Birth year 1841
Birth place Brierley Hill, Staffordshire, England

Household members (12 people)

First name(s)

Last name

Relationship

Marital status

Age

Birth year

Birth place

Full record

Robert

Richards

Head

Married

40

1841

Brierley Hill, Staffordshire, England

Mary J

Richards

Wife

Married

40

1841

Middlesbrough, Yorkshire, England

Jane E

Richards

Daughter

Single

18

1863

Witton Park, Durham, England

Isabella

Richards

Daughter

Single

16

1865

Witton Park, Durham, England

James T

Richards

Son

Single

14

1867

Witton Park, Durham, England

George A

Richards

Son

Single

11

1870

Middlesbrough, Yorkshire, England

Kezia

Richards

Daughter

Single

9

1872

Witton Park, Durham, England

Harry

Richards

Son

Single

6

1875

Sunderland, Durham, England

Edith Mary

Richards

Daughter

Single

4

1877

Sunderland, Durham, England

Gertrude H

Richards

Daughter

Single

3

1878

Sunderland, Durham, England

Robert

Richards

Son

Single

0

1881

Sunderland, Durham, England

Harriet

Reay

Servant

Single

19

1862

Sunderland, Durham, England

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