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Household of Thomas Riches (born 1835, Kent)

1881 England, Wales & Scotland Census in Newton Abbot, Devon, 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 Riches and 8 other people are on this record

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In the 1881 Census, the household of Thomas Riches, born in 1835 in Greenwich, Kent, consisted of 9 members. Thomas was the head of the household, single. He had 4 children; Frank (born 1870 in Exeter, Devon, England), Amy (born 1872 in Torquay, Devon, England), Isobel E (born 1876 in Torquay, Devon, England) and Ethel M (born 1881 in Torquay, Devon, England).
During the period, also present in the household were Thomas's Assistt, Harold (born 1860 in Holbeach, Lincolnshire, England), Thomas's Servant, Emma (born 1863 in St Helier, Jersey, Channel Islands) and Thomas's Servant, Edith (born 1865 in Churchstow, Devon, England).


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Thomas Riches's household

Male

Thomas

Riches

Head
Female

Sarah

Riches

Wife
Male

Frank

Riches

Son
Female

Amy

Riches

Daughter
Female

Isobel E

Riches

Daughter
Female

Ethel M

Riches

Daughter
Male

Harold

Mitchell

Assistt
Female

Emma

Alexander

Servant
Female

Edith

Hill

Servant
First name(s) Thomas
Last name Riches
Relationship Head
Marital status Single
Age 46
Birth year 1835
Birth place Greenwich, Kent, England

Household members (9 people)

First name(s)

Last name

Relationship

Marital status

Age

Birth year

Birth place

Full record

Thomas

Riches

Head

Single

46

1835

Greenwich, Kent, England

Sarah

Riches

Wife

Married

41

1840

Exeter, Devon, England

Frank

Riches

Son

Single

11

1870

Exeter, Devon, England

Amy

Riches

Daughter

Single

9

1872

Torquay, Devon, England

Isobel E

Riches

Daughter

Single

5

1876

Torquay, Devon, England

Ethel M

Riches

Daughter

Single

0

1881

Torquay, Devon, England

Harold

Mitchell

Assistt

Married

21

1860

Holbeach, Lincolnshire, England

Emma

Alexander

Servant

Single

18

1863

St Helier, Jersey, Channel Islands

Edith

Hill

Servant

Single

16

1865

Churchstow, Devon, England

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