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Household of Thomas Richards (born 1831, Cornwall)

1881 England, Wales & Scotland Census in Penzance, Cornwall, 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 7 other people are on this record

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In the 1881 Census, the household of Thomas Richards, born in 1831 in Lelant, Cornwall, consisted of 8 members. Thomas was the head of the household, married to Alice Richards, born in 1832 in Lelant, Cornwall, England. They had 3 children; Sarah A (born 1850 in Lelant, Cornwall, England), Richard (born 1864 in Lelant, Cornwall, England) and Isaac (born 1867 in Lelant, Cornwall, England). They had 3 grandchildren; William J (born 1872 in Lelant, Cornwall, England), Absalom (born 1874 in Lelant, Cornwall, England) and Mary (born 1876 in Lelant, Cornwall, England).


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Thomas Richards's household

Male

Thomas

Richards

Head
Female

Alice

Richards

Wife
Female

Sarah A

Richards

Daughter
Male

Richard

Richards

Son
Male

Isaac

Richards

Son
Male

William J

Richards

Grand Son
Male

Absalom

Richards

Grand Son
Female

Mary

Richards

Grand Daughter
First name(s) Thomas
Last name Richards
Relationship Head
Marital status Married
Age 50
Birth year 1831
Birth place Lelant, Cornwall, England

Household members (8 people)

First name(s)

Last name

Relationship

Marital status

Age

Birth year

Birth place

Full record

Thomas

Richards

Head

Married

50

1831

Lelant, Cornwall, England

Alice

Richards

Wife

Married

49

1832

Lelant, Cornwall, England

Sarah A

Richards

Daughter

Single

31

1850

Lelant, Cornwall, England

Richard

Richards

Son

Single

17

1864

Lelant, Cornwall, England

Isaac

Richards

Son

Single

14

1867

Lelant, Cornwall, England

William J

Richards

Grand Son

Single

9

1872

Lelant, Cornwall, England

Absalom

Richards

Grand Son

Single

7

1874

Lelant, Cornwall, England

Mary

Richards

Grand Daughter

Single

5

1876

Lelant, Cornwall, England

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