Skip to content
  • Start free trial
An original census record

Start a free trial to view

Get access to the original record, as well as a map showing the local area at the time

Household of Thomas Richards (born 1801, Cornwall)

1881 England, Wales & Scotland Census in Helston, Cornwall, England

More informationkeyboard_arrow_down

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

More informationkeyboard_arrow_down

In the 1881 Census, the household of Thomas Richards, born in 1801 in Helston, Cornwall, consisted of 7 members. Thomas was the head of the household, married to Jane Richards, born in 1805 in Helston, Cornwall, England. They had 1 child; Charlotte, born 1841 in Helston, Cornwall, England. They had 3 grandchildren; John (born 1866 in Helston, Cornwall, England), Henry (born 1868 in Helston, Cornwall, England) and Charlotte (born 1874 in Helston, Cornwall, England).
During the period, also present in the household was Thomas's Boarder, Minnie Blackwill, born in 1865 in Helston, Cornwall, England.


Get access to the original record, as well as a map showing the local area at the time

Thomas Richards's household

Male

Thomas

Richards

Head
Female

Jane

Richards

Wife
Female

Charlotte

Watson

Daughter
Male

John

Watson

Grand Son
Male

Henry

Watson

Grand Son
Female

Charlotte

Watson

Grand Daughter
Female

Minnie

Blackwill

Boarder
First name(s) Thomas
Last name Richards
Relationship Head
Marital status Married
Age 80
Birth year 1801
Birth place Helston, Cornwall, England

Household members (7 people)

First name(s)

Last name

Relationship

Marital status

Age

Birth year

Birth place

Full record

Thomas

Richards

Head

Married

80

1801

Helston, Cornwall, England

Jane

Richards

Wife

Married

76

1805

Helston, Cornwall, England

Charlotte

Watson

Daughter

Married

40

1841

Helston, Cornwall, England

John

Watson

Grand Son

Single

15

1866

Helston, Cornwall, England

Henry

Watson

Grand Son

Single

13

1868

Helston, Cornwall, England

Charlotte

Watson

Grand Daughter

Single

7

1874

Helston, Cornwall, England

Minnie

Blackwill

Boarder

Single

16

1865

Helston, Cornwall, England

Explore Findmypast's newspaper collections

Explore the 1881 Census and millions of historical records for free with Findmypast. Find out more about the household of Thomas Richards in Helston in 1881, and follow the Richards family through time in other national records, newspapers and more.

We've found family trees for Thomas Richards

We’ve found Thomas Richards in 527 family trees. Find out more about Thomas Richards' household and view the Richards family in family trees created by Findmypast members.

Not who you're looking for?

Other households on nearby pages of the 1881 Census