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Household of William Richards (born 1840, Monmouthshire)

1881 England, Wales & Scotland Census in Leeds, Yorkshire,Yorkshire (West Riding), 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 8 other people are on this record

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In the 1881 Census, the household of William Richards, born in 1840 in Trevethin, Monmouthshire, consisted of 9 members. William was the head of the household, married to Mary Ann Richards, born in 1840 in Leeds, Yorkshire, England. They had 6 children; William Arthur (born 1863 in Morley, Essex, England), Edith (born 1865 in Wetherby, Yorkshire, England), Frank (born 1867 in Leeds, Yorkshire, England), Bertie (born 1870 in Leeds, Yorkshire, England), Jessie Twin (born 1878 in Leeds, Yorkshire, England) and Charles Edwin Twin (born 1878 in Leeds, Yorkshire, England).
During the period, also present in the household was William's Servant, Mary Ellen Clayton, born in 1865 in Kippax, Yorkshire, England.


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William Richards's household

Male

William

Richards

Head
Female

Mary Ann

Richards

Wife
Male

William Arthur

Richards

Son
Female

Edith

Richards

Daughter
Male

Frank

Richards

Son
Male

Bertie

Richards

Son
Female

Jessie Twin

Richards

Daughter
Male

Charles Edwin Twin

Richards

Son
Female

Mary Ellen

Clayton

Servant
First name(s) William
Last name Richards
Relationship Head
Marital status Married
Age 41
Birth year 1840
Birth place Trevethin, Monmouthshire, Wales

Household members (9 people)

First name(s)

Last name

Relationship

Marital status

Age

Birth year

Birth place

Full record

William

Richards

Head

Married

41

1840

Trevethin, Monmouthshire, Wales

Mary Ann

Richards

Wife

Married

41

1840

Leeds, Yorkshire, England

William Arthur

Richards

Son

Single

18

1863

Morley, Essex, England

Edith

Richards

Daughter

Single

16

1865

Wetherby, Yorkshire, England

Frank

Richards

Son

Single

14

1867

Leeds, Yorkshire, England

Bertie

Richards

Son

Single

11

1870

Leeds, Yorkshire, England

Jessie Twin

Richards

Daughter

Single

3

1878

Leeds, Yorkshire, England

Charles Edwin Twin

Richards

Son

Single

3

1878

Leeds, Yorkshire, England

Mary Ellen

Clayton

Servant

Single

16

1865

Kippax, Yorkshire, England

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