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Household of Thomas Richards (born 1843, Carmarthenshire)

1881 England, Wales & Scotland Census in Merthyr Tydfil, Glamorganshire, Wales

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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 1843 in Carmarthenshire, consisted of 7 members. Thomas was the head of the household, married to Mary Richards, born in 1841 in Carmarthenshire, Wales. They had 2 children; William (born 1867 in Merthyr, Glamorganshire, Wales) and John (born 1868 in Merthyr, Glamorganshire, Wales).
During the period, also present in the household were Thomas's Adopted, Mary Anne (born 1880 in Carmarthenshire, Wales), Thomas's Father In Law, Leyshon (born 1807 in Carmarthenshire, Wales) and Thomas's Mother In Law, Mary (born 1815 in Carmarthenshire, Wales).


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Thomas Richards's household

Male

Thomas

Richards

Head
Female

Mary

Richards

Wife
Male

William

Richards

Son
Male

John

Richards

Son
Female

Mary Anne

Thomas

Adopted
Male

Leyshon

Roberts

Father In Law
Female

Mary

Roberts

Mother In Law
First name(s) Thomas
Last name Richards
Relationship Head
Marital status Married
Age 38
Birth year 1843
Birth place Carmarthenshire, Wales

Household members (7 people)

First name(s)

Last name

Relationship

Marital status

Age

Birth year

Birth place

Full record

Thomas

Richards

Head

Married

38

1843

Carmarthenshire, Wales

Mary

Richards

Wife

Married

40

1841

Carmarthenshire, Wales

William

Richards

Son

Single

14

1867

Merthyr, Glamorganshire, Wales

John

Richards

Son

Single

13

1868

Merthyr, Glamorganshire, Wales

Mary Anne

Thomas

Adopted

Single

1

1880

Carmarthenshire, Wales

Leyshon

Roberts

Father In Law

Married

74

1807

Carmarthenshire, Wales

Mary

Roberts

Mother In Law

Married

66

1815

Carmarthenshire, Wales

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