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Household of Thomas Richards (born 1846, Staffordshire)

1881 England, Wales & Scotland Census in Wolverhampton, Staffordshire, 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 5 other people are on this record

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In the 1881 Census, the household of Thomas Richards, born in 1846 in Wolverhampton, Staffordshire, consisted of 6 members. Thomas was the head of the household, married to Margaret Richards, born in 1848 in Wednesbury, Staffordshire, England. They had 2 children; Sarah Elizabeth (born 1876 in Wolverhampton, Staffordshire, England) and Minnie (born 1879 in Wolverhampton, Staffordshire, England).
During the period, also present in the household were Thomas's Lodger, Harold Chas (born 1856 in Great Yarmouth, Norfolk, England) and Thomas's Lodger, Annie (born 1858 in Exeter, Devon, England).


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Thomas Richards's household

Male

Thomas

Richards

Head
Female

Margaret

Richards

Wife
Female

Sarah Elizabeth

Richards

Daughter
Female

Minnie

Richards

Daughter
Male

Harold Chas

Watson

Lodger
Female

Annie

Wallbank

Lodger
First name(s) Thomas
Last name Richards
Relationship Head
Marital status Married
Age 35
Birth year 1846
Birth place Wolverhampton, Staffordshire, England

Household members (6 people)

First name(s)

Last name

Relationship

Marital status

Age

Birth year

Birth place

Full record

Thomas

Richards

Head

Married

35

1846

Wolverhampton, Staffordshire, England

Margaret

Richards

Wife

Married

33

1848

Wednesbury, Staffordshire, England

Sarah Elizabeth

Richards

Daughter

Single

5

1876

Wolverhampton, Staffordshire, England

Minnie

Richards

Daughter

Single

2

1879

Wolverhampton, Staffordshire, England

Harold Chas

Watson

Lodger

Single

25

1856

Great Yarmouth, Norfolk, England

Annie

Wallbank

Lodger

Married

23

1858

Exeter, Devon, England

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