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Household of Thomas Richards (born 1844, 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 6 other people are on this record

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In the 1881 Census, the household of Thomas Richards, born in 1844 in Ludgvan, Cornwall, consisted of 7 members. Thomas was the head of the household, married to Elizabeth Richards, born in 1846 in Marazion, Cornwall, England. They had 3 children; James E (born 1864 in Marazion, Cornwall, England), Thomas H (born 1866 in Marazion, Cornwall, England) and Albert (born 1870 in Marazion, Cornwall, England).
During the period, also present in the household were Thomas's Servant, Mary (born 1848 in Scotland) and Thomas's Servant, Ada M (born 1862 in Newton Abbot, Cornwall, England).


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Thomas Richards's household

Male

Thomas

Richards

Head
Female

Elizabeth

Richards

Wife
Male

James E

Richards

Son
Male

Thomas H

Richards

Son
Male

Albert

Richards

Son
Female

Mary

Macdonald

Servant
Female

Ada M

Rowe

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

37

1844

Ludgvan, Cornwall, England

Elizabeth

Richards

Wife

Married

35

1846

Marazion, Cornwall, England

James E

Richards

Son

Single

17

1864

Marazion, Cornwall, England

Thomas H

Richards

Son

Single

15

1866

Marazion, Cornwall, England

Albert

Richards

Son

Single

11

1870

Marazion, Cornwall, England

Mary

Macdonald

Servant

Single

33

1848

Scotland

Ada M

Rowe

Servant

Single

19

1862

Newton Abbot, Cornwall, England

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