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Household of Thomas Richardson (born 1844, Hampshire)

1881 England, Wales & Scotland Census in Chorley, Lancashire, 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 Richardson and 5 other people are on this record

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In the 1881 Census, the household of Thomas Richardson, born in 1844 in Southampton, Hampshire, consisted of 6 members. Thomas was the head of the household, married to Mary Richardson, born in 1836 in Whittle Le Woods, Lancashire, England. They had 1 child; William, born 1863 in Cherry Tree, Lancashire, England.
During the period, also present in the household were Thomas's Niece, Lillie (born 1873 in Bradford, Yorkshire, England), Thomas's Lodger, John (born 1840 in Hyde, Cheshire, England) and Thomas's Lodger, William (born 1818 in Cambridge, Cambridgeshire, England).


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Thomas Richardson's household

Male

Thomas

Richardson

Head
Female

Mary

Richardson

Wife
Male

William

Livesey

Son
Female

Lillie

Whitehead

Niece
Male

John

Shipesley

Lodger
Male

William

Stanton

Lodger
First name(s) Thomas
Last name Richardson
Relationship Head
Marital status Married
Age 37
Birth year 1844
Birth place Southampton, Hampshire, England

Household members (6 people)

First name(s)

Last name

Relationship

Marital status

Age

Birth year

Birth place

Full record

Thomas

Richardson

Head

Married

37

1844

Southampton, Hampshire, England

Mary

Richardson

Wife

Married

45

1836

Whittle Le Woods, Lancashire, England

William

Livesey

Son

Single

18

1863

Cherry Tree, Lancashire, England

Lillie

Whitehead

Niece

Single

8

1873

Bradford, Yorkshire, England

John

Shipesley

Lodger

-

41

1840

Hyde, Cheshire, England

William

Stanton

Lodger

Widower

63

1818

Cambridge, Cambridgeshire, England

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