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Household of Samuel Richards (born 1842, Lancashire)

1881 England, Wales & Scotland Census in Chorlton, 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.

Samuel Richards and 6 other people are on this record

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In the 1881 Census, the household of Samuel Richards, born in 1842 in Openshaw, Lancashire, consisted of 7 members. Samuel was the head of the household, married to Maria Richards, born in 1845 in Burton on Trent, Staffordshire, England.
During the period, also present in the household were Samuel's Mother In Law, Sarah (born 1803 in Burton on Trent, Staffordshire, England), Samuel's Niece, Mary E (born 1858 in Bolton, Lancashire, England), Samuel's Nephew, Albert W (born 1863 in Crewe, Cheshire, England), Samuel's Lodger, Isaac (born 1815 in Burton on Trent, Staffordshire, England) and Samuel's Lodger, Alfred (born 1856 in Burton on Trent, Staffordshire, England).


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Samuel Richards's household

Male

Samuel

Richards

Head
Female

Maria

Richards

Wife
Female

Sarah

Gough

Mother In Law
Female

Mary E

Keates

Niece
Male

Albert W

Keates

Nephew
Male

Isaac

Gilbert

Lodger
Male

Alfred

Keates

Lodger
First name(s) Samuel
Last name Richards
Relationship Head
Marital status Married
Age 39
Birth year 1842
Birth place Openshaw, Lancashire, England

Household members (7 people)

First name(s)

Last name

Relationship

Marital status

Age

Birth year

Birth place

Full record

Samuel

Richards

Head

Married

39

1842

Openshaw, Lancashire, England

Maria

Richards

Wife

Married

36

1845

Burton on Trent, Staffordshire, England

Sarah

Gough

Mother In Law

Widow

78

1803

Burton on Trent, Staffordshire, England

Mary E

Keates

Niece

Single

23

1858

Bolton, Lancashire, England

Albert W

Keates

Nephew

Single

18

1863

Crewe, Cheshire, England

Isaac

Gilbert

Lodger

Widower

66

1815

Burton on Trent, Staffordshire, England

Alfred

Keates

Lodger

Single

25

1856

Burton on Trent, Staffordshire, England

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