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Household of Thomas Richards (born 1837)

1881 England, Wales & Scotland Census in Houghton Le Spring, Durham, 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 9 other people are on this record

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In the 1881 Census, the household of Thomas Richards, born in 1837 in , consisted of 10 members. Thomas was the head of the household, married to Elizabeth Richards, born in 1842 in Easington Lane, Durham, England. They had 7 children; Rebecca (born 1864 in Easington Lane, Durham, England), Thomas (born 1867 in Easington Lane, Durham, England), Samuel (born 1869 in Easington Lane, Durham, England), Ellen (born 1873 in Easington Lane, Durham, England), John (born 1875 in Easington Lane, Durham, England), Charles (born 1877 in Easington Lane, Durham, England) and Eliza (born 1881 in Easington Lane, Durham, England).
During the period, also present in the household was Thomas's Boarder, Henry Raymond, born in 1860 in Devon, England.


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Thomas Richards's household

Male

Thomas

Richards

Head
Female

Elizabeth

Richards

Wife
Female

Rebecca

Richards

Daughter
Male

Thomas

Richards

Son
Male

Samuel

Richards

Son
Female

Ellen

Richards

Daughter
Male

John

Richards

Son
Male

Charles

Richards

Son
Female

Eliza

Richards

Daughter
Male

Henry

Raymond

Boarder
First name(s) Thomas
Last name Richards
Relationship Head
Marital status Married
Age 44
Birth year 1837
Birth place Ireland

Household members (10 people)

First name(s)

Last name

Relationship

Marital status

Age

Birth year

Birth place

Full record

Thomas

Richards

Head

Married

44

1837

Ireland

Elizabeth

Richards

Wife

Married

39

1842

Easington Lane, Durham, England

Rebecca

Richards

Daughter

Single

17

1864

Easington Lane, Durham, England

Thomas

Richards

Son

Single

14

1867

Easington Lane, Durham, England

Samuel

Richards

Son

Single

12

1869

Easington Lane, Durham, England

Ellen

Richards

Daughter

Single

8

1873

Easington Lane, Durham, England

John

Richards

Son

Single

6

1875

Easington Lane, Durham, England

Charles

Richards

Son

Single

4

1877

Easington Lane, Durham, England

Eliza

Richards

Daughter

Single

0

1881

Easington Lane, Durham, England

Henry

Raymond

Boarder

Single

21

1860

Devon, England

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