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Household of Thomas Richards (born 1847, Isle of Man)

1881 England, Wales & Scotland Census in Swansea, 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 10 other people are on this record

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In the 1881 Census, the household of Thomas Richards, born in 1847 in Douglas, Isle of Man, consisted of 11 members. Thomas was the head of the household, married to Anne Richards, born in 1848 in Taibach, Glamorganshire, Wales. They had 6 children; Annie (born 1873 in Cwmavon, Glamorganshire, Wales), Lizzie (born 1874 in Cwmavon, Glamorganshire, Wales), Louisa (born 1876 in Cwmavon, Glamorganshire, Wales), Mary Edith (born 1878 in Cwmavon, Glamorganshire, Wales), Maggie (born 1879 in Swansea, Glamorganshire, Wales) and David (born 1881 in Swansea, Glamorganshire, Wales).
During the period, also present in the household were Thomas's Father In Law, Evan (born 1821 in Llansamlet, Glamorganshire, Wales), Thomas's Brother In Law, Abraham (born 1865 in Cwmavon, Glamorganshire, Wales) and Thomas's Brother In Law, Hopkin (born 1870 in Cwmavon, Glamorganshire, Wales).


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Thomas Richards's household

Male

Thomas

Richards

Head
Female

Anne

Richards

Wife
Female

Annie

Richards

Daughter
Female

Lizzie

Richards

Daughter
Female

Louisa

Richards

Daughter
Female

Mary Edith

Richards

Daughter
Female

Maggie

Richards

Daughter
Male

David

Richards

Son
Male

Evan

Walters

Father In Law
Male

Abraham

Walters

Brother In Law
Male

Hopkin

Walters

Brother In Law
First name(s) Thomas
Last name Richards
Relationship Head
Marital status Married
Age 34
Birth year 1847
Birth place Douglas, Isle of Man, Isle of Man

Household members (11 people)

First name(s)

Last name

Relationship

Marital status

Age

Birth year

Birth place

Full record

Thomas

Richards

Head

Married

34

1847

Douglas, Isle of Man, Isle of Man

Anne

Richards

Wife

Married

33

1848

Taibach, Glamorganshire, Wales

Annie

Richards

Daughter

Single

8

1873

Cwmavon, Glamorganshire, Wales

Lizzie

Richards

Daughter

Single

7

1874

Cwmavon, Glamorganshire, Wales

Louisa

Richards

Daughter

Single

5

1876

Cwmavon, Glamorganshire, Wales

Mary Edith

Richards

Daughter

Single

3

1878

Cwmavon, Glamorganshire, Wales

Maggie

Richards

Daughter

Single

2

1879

Swansea, Glamorganshire, Wales

David

Richards

Son

Single

0

1881

Swansea, Glamorganshire, Wales

Evan

Walters

Father In Law

Widower

60

1821

Llansamlet, Glamorganshire, Wales

Abraham

Walters

Brother In Law

Single

16

1865

Cwmavon, Glamorganshire, Wales

Hopkin

Walters

Brother In Law

Single

11

1870

Cwmavon, Glamorganshire, Wales

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