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Household of William Richards (born 1851, Middlesex)

1881 England, Wales & Scotland Census in West Ham, London,Essex, 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 Richards and 11 other people are on this record

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In the 1881 Census, the household of William Richards, born in 1851 in London, Middlesex, consisted of 12 members. William was the head of the household, married to Charlotte E Richards, born in 1856 in Hackney, Middlesex, England. They had 2 children; Benjamin R (born 1877 in Plaistow, Essex, England) and Charles H (born 1880 in Plaistow, Essex, England).
During the period, also present in the household were William's Father, Robert (born 1823 in Hertford, Hertfordshire, England), William's Boarder, Thomas (born 1857 in Isle of Man, Isle of Man), William's Boarder, Jessie (born 1852 in Isle of Wight, Hampshire, England), William's Boarder, Mary (born 1858 in Westminster, Middlesex, England), William's Boarder, Kate (born 1858 in Westminster, Middlesex, England), William's Boarder, Jane (born 1857 in Plaistow, Essex, England), William's Boarder, Annie (born 1871 in Plaistow, Essex, England) and William's Servant, Agnes (born 1831 in Scotland).


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William Richards's household

Male

William

Richards

Head
Female

Charlotte E

Richards

Wife
Male

Benjamin R

Richards

Son
Male

Charles H

Richards

Son
Male

Robert

Richards

Father
Male

Thomas

King

Boarder
Female

Jessie

Holmes

Boarder
Female

Mary

Gearing

Boarder
Female

Kate

Gearing

Boarder
Female

Jane

Marney

Boarder
Female

Annie

Hayes

Boarder
Female

Agnes

Spence

Servant
First name(s) William
Last name Richards
Relationship Head
Marital status Married
Age 30
Birth year 1851
Birth place London, Middlesex, England

Household members (12 people)

First name(s)

Last name

Relationship

Marital status

Age

Birth year

Birth place

Full record

William

Richards

Head

Married

30

1851

London, Middlesex, England

Charlotte E

Richards

Wife

Married

25

1856

Hackney, Middlesex, England

Benjamin R

Richards

Son

Single

4

1877

Plaistow, Essex, England

Charles H

Richards

Son

Single

1

1880

Plaistow, Essex, England

Robert

Richards

Father

Married

58

1823

Hertford, Hertfordshire, England

Thomas

King

Boarder

Single

24

1857

Isle of Man, Isle of Man

Jessie

Holmes

Boarder

Single

29

1852

Isle of Wight, Hampshire, England

Mary

Gearing

Boarder

Single

23

1858

Westminster, Middlesex, England

Kate

Gearing

Boarder

Single

23

1858

Westminster, Middlesex, England

Jane

Marney

Boarder

Single

24

1857

Plaistow, Essex, England

Annie

Hayes

Boarder

Single

10

1871

Plaistow, Essex, England

Agnes

Spence

Servant

Widow

50

1831

Scotland

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