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Household of Thomas Richards (born 1844, Carmarthenshire)

1881 England, Wales & Scotland Census in Islington, London,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.

Thomas Richards and 6 other people are on this record

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In the 1881 Census, the household of Thomas Richards, born in 1844 in Carmarthen, Carmarthenshire, consisted of 7 members. Thomas was the head of the household, married to Sarah Richards, born in 1851 in St Luke's, Middlesex, England. They had 1 child; Olive Jesse, born 1879 in Islington, Middlesex, England.
During the period, also present in the household were Thomas's Assistant, Henry James (born 1863 in Dunkirk, Kent, England), Thomas's Apprentice, Rose (born 1866 in Clerkenwell, Middlesex, England), Thomas's Servant, Mary A (born 1856 in St Austell, Cornwall, England) and Thomas's Servant, Fanny (born 1867 in Islington, Middlesex, England).


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Thomas Richards's household

Male

Thomas

Richards

Head
Female

Sarah

Richards

Wife
Female

Olive Jesse

Richards

Daughter
Male

Henry James

Landwell

Assistant
Female

Rose

Baxter

Apprentice
Female

Mary A

Polglass

Servant
Female

Fanny

Crin

Servant
First name(s) Thomas
Last name Richards
Relationship Head
Marital status Married
Age 37
Birth year 1844
Birth place Carmarthen, Carmarthenshire, Wales

Household members (7 people)

First name(s)

Last name

Relationship

Marital status

Age

Birth year

Birth place

Full record

Thomas

Richards

Head

Married

37

1844

Carmarthen, Carmarthenshire, Wales

Sarah

Richards

Wife

Married

30

1851

St Luke's, Middlesex, England

Olive Jesse

Richards

Daughter

Single

2

1879

Islington, Middlesex, England

Henry James

Landwell

Assistant

Single

18

1863

Dunkirk, Kent, England

Rose

Baxter

Apprentice

Single

15

1866

Clerkenwell, Middlesex, England

Mary A

Polglass

Servant

Single

25

1856

St Austell, Cornwall, England

Fanny

Crin

Servant

Single

14

1867

Islington, Middlesex, England

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