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Household of Thomas Richards (born 1847, Staffordshire)

1881 England, Wales & Scotland Census in Dudley, 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 8 other people are on this record

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In the 1881 Census, the household of Thomas Richards, born in 1847 in Sedgley, Staffordshire, consisted of 9 members. Thomas was the head of the household, married to Ann Richards, born in 1847 in Sedgley, Staffordshire, England. They had 6 children; Sarah (born 1868 in Sedgley, Staffordshire, England), William (born 1871 in Tipton, Staffordshire, England), Annie (born 1873 in Tipton, Staffordshire, England), Rachel (born 1876 in Tipton, Staffordshire, England), Ellen (born 1878 in Tipton, Staffordshire, England) and Martha (born 1881 in Tipton, Staffordshire, England).
During the period, also present in the household was Thomas's Servant, Ada Darby, born in 1865 in Tipton, Staffordshire, England.


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Thomas Richards's household

Male

Thomas

Richards

Head
Female

Ann

Richards

Wife
Female

Sarah

Richards

Daughter
Male

William

Richards

Son
Female

Annie

Richards

Daughter
Female

Rachel

Richards

Daughter
Female

Ellen

Richards

Daughter
Female

Martha

Richards

Daughter
Female

Ada

Darby

Servant
First name(s) Thomas
Last name Richards
Relationship Head
Marital status Married
Age 34
Birth year 1847
Birth place Sedgley, Staffordshire, England

Household members (9 people)

First name(s)

Last name

Relationship

Marital status

Age

Birth year

Birth place

Full record

Thomas

Richards

Head

Married

34

1847

Sedgley, Staffordshire, England

Ann

Richards

Wife

Married

34

1847

Sedgley, Staffordshire, England

Sarah

Richards

Daughter

Single

13

1868

Sedgley, Staffordshire, England

William

Richards

Son

Single

10

1871

Tipton, Staffordshire, England

Annie

Richards

Daughter

Single

8

1873

Tipton, Staffordshire, England

Rachel

Richards

Daughter

Single

5

1876

Tipton, Staffordshire, England

Ellen

Richards

Daughter

Single

3

1878

Tipton, Staffordshire, England

Martha

Richards

Daughter

Single

0

1881

Tipton, Staffordshire, England

Ada

Darby

Servant

Single

16

1865

Tipton, Staffordshire, England

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