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Household of William John Richardson (born 1841, Northumberland)

1881 England, Wales & Scotland Census in South Shields, Durham, 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 John Richardson and 8 other people are on this record

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In the 1881 Census, the household of William John Richardson, born in 1841 in Longframlington, Northumberland, consisted of 9 members. William John was the head of the household, married to Elizabeth Richardson, born in 1845 in Northumberland, England. They had 6 children; George (born 1868 in Bedlington, Northumberland, England), Thomas (born 1871 in Bedlington, Northumberland, England), John W (born 1873 in Bedlington, Northumberland, England), Andrew (born 1875 in Bedlington, Northumberland, England), Catherine (born 1877 in Bedlington, Northumberland, England) and Mary Lissy (born 1879 in Bedlington, Northumberland, England).
During the period, also present in the household was William John's Lodger, John M Turnbull, born in 1858 in Scotland.


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William John Richardson's household

Male

William John

Richardson

Head
Female

Elizabeth

Richardson

Wife
Male

George

Richardson

Son
Male

Thomas

Richardson

Son
Male

John W

Richardson

Son
Male

Andrew

Richardson

Son
Female

Catherine

Richardson

Daughter
Female

Mary Lissy

Richardson

Daughter
Male

John M

Turnbull

Lodger
First name(s) William John
Last name Richardson
Relationship Head
Marital status Married
Age 40
Birth year 1841
Birth place Longframlington, Northumberland, England

Household members (9 people)

First name(s)

Last name

Relationship

Marital status

Age

Birth year

Birth place

Full record

William John

Richardson

Head

Married

40

1841

Longframlington, Northumberland, England

Elizabeth

Richardson

Wife

Married

36

1845

Northumberland, England

George

Richardson

Son

Single

13

1868

Bedlington, Northumberland, England

Thomas

Richardson

Son

Single

10

1871

Bedlington, Northumberland, England

John W

Richardson

Son

Single

8

1873

Bedlington, Northumberland, England

Andrew

Richardson

Son

Single

6

1875

Bedlington, Northumberland, England

Catherine

Richardson

Daughter

Single

4

1877

Bedlington, Northumberland, England

Mary Lissy

Richardson

Daughter

Single

2

1879

Bedlington, Northumberland, England

John M

Turnbull

Lodger

Single

23

1858

Scotland

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