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Household of Silas Richards (born 1834, Staffordshire)

1881 England, Wales & Scotland Census in Birmingham, Warwickshire, 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.

Silas Richards and 8 other people are on this record

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In the 1881 Census, the household of Silas Richards, born in 1834 in Wednesbury, Staffordshire, consisted of 9 members. Silas was the head of the household, married to Martha Richards, born in 1841 in Birmingham, Warwickshire, England. They had 5 children; Alice J (born 1866 in Birmingham, Warwickshire, England), Silas W (born 1867 in Birmingham, Warwickshire, England), Harry R (born 1874 in Birmingham, Warwickshire, England), Adelina M (born 1876 in Birmingham, Warwickshire, England) and Laura (born 1879 in Birmingham, Warwickshire, England).
During the period, also present in the household were Silas's Servant, Eliza (born 1866 in Birmingham, Warwickshire, England) and Silas's Servant, James (born 1865 in Ironbridge, Shropshire, England).


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Silas Richards's household

Male

Silas

Richards

Head
Female

Martha

Richards

Wife
Female

Alice J

Richards

Daughter
Male

Silas W

Richards

Son
Male

Harry R

Richards

Son
Female

Adelina M

Richards

Daughter
Female

Laura

Richards

Daughter
Female

Eliza

Ford

Servant
Male

James

Evans

Servant
First name(s) Silas
Last name Richards
Relationship Head
Marital status Married
Age 47
Birth year 1834
Birth place Wednesbury, Staffordshire, England

Household members (9 people)

First name(s)

Last name

Relationship

Marital status

Age

Birth year

Birth place

Full record

Silas

Richards

Head

Married

47

1834

Wednesbury, Staffordshire, England

Martha

Richards

Wife

Married

40

1841

Birmingham, Warwickshire, England

Alice J

Richards

Daughter

Single

15

1866

Birmingham, Warwickshire, England

Silas W

Richards

Son

Single

14

1867

Birmingham, Warwickshire, England

Harry R

Richards

Son

Single

7

1874

Birmingham, Warwickshire, England

Adelina M

Richards

Daughter

Single

5

1876

Birmingham, Warwickshire, England

Laura

Richards

Daughter

Single

2

1879

Birmingham, Warwickshire, England

Eliza

Ford

Servant

Single

15

1866

Birmingham, Warwickshire, England

James

Evans

Servant

Single

16

1865

Ironbridge, Shropshire, England

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