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Household of William H Richards (born 1858, Lancashire)

1881 England, Wales & Scotland Census in Wirral, Cheshire, 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.

William H Richards and 9 other people are on this record

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In the 1881 Census, the household of William H Richards, born in 1858 in Manchester, Lancashire, consisted of 10 members. William H was the head of the household, married to Mary Jane Richards, born in 1850 in Ireland. They had 6 children; Mary E (born 1870 in New Ferry, Cheshire, England), Thomas H (born 1872 in New Ferry, Cheshire, England), William (born 1874 in New Ferry, Cheshire, England), George (born 1875 in New Ferry, Cheshire, England), Edward (born 1878 in New Ferry, Cheshire, England) and Amelia (born 1881 in New Ferry, Cheshire, England).
During the period, also present in the household were William H's Lodger, George (born 1858 in Cambridge, Cambridgeshire, England) and William H's Lodger, William (born 1843 in Cambridge, Cambridgeshire, England).


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William H Richards's household

Male

William H

Richards

Head
Female

Mary Jane

Richards

Wife
Female

Mary E

Richards

Daughter
Male

Thomas H

Richards

Son
Male

William

Richards

Son
Male

George

Richards

Son
Male

Edward

Richards

Son
Female

Amelia

Richards

Daughter
Male

George

Newman

Lodger
Male

William

Melbourne

Lodger
First name(s) William H
Last name Richards
Relationship Head
Marital status Married
Age 23
Birth year 1858
Birth place Manchester, Lancashire, England

Household members (10 people)

First name(s)

Last name

Relationship

Marital status

Age

Birth year

Birth place

Full record

William H

Richards

Head

Married

23

1858

Manchester, Lancashire, England

Mary Jane

Richards

Wife

Married

31

1850

Ireland

Mary E

Richards

Daughter

Single

11

1870

New Ferry, Cheshire, England

Thomas H

Richards

Son

Single

9

1872

New Ferry, Cheshire, England

William

Richards

Son

Single

7

1874

New Ferry, Cheshire, England

George

Richards

Son

Single

6

1875

New Ferry, Cheshire, England

Edward

Richards

Son

Single

3

1878

New Ferry, Cheshire, England

Amelia

Richards

Daughter

Single

0

1881

New Ferry, Cheshire, England

George

Newman

Lodger

Single

23

1858

Cambridge, Cambridgeshire, England

William

Melbourne

Lodger

Single

38

1843

Cambridge, Cambridgeshire, England

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