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Household of William Richardson (born 1816, Durham)

1881 England, Wales & Scotland Census in Houghton Le Spring, 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 Richardson and 5 other people are on this record

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In the 1881 Census, the household of William Richardson, born in 1816 in Durham, Durham, consisted of 6 members. William was the head of the household, married to Mary Richardson, born in 1810 in Middleton Tyas, Yorkshire, England. They had 3 grandchildren; C H (born 1863 in Easington Lane, Durham, England), Elizabeth J (born 1864 in Houghton Le Spring, Durham, England) and William R (born 1873 in Houghton Le Spring, Durham, England).
During the period, also present in the household was William's Boarder, John Sewell, born in 1836 in Eggleston, Durham, England.


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William Richardson's household

Male

William

Richardson

Head
Female

Mary

Richardson

Wife
Male

C H

Richardson

Grand Son
Female

Elizabeth J

Richardson

Grand Daughter
Male

William R

Richardson

Grand Son
Male

John

Sewell

Boarder
First name(s) William
Last name Richardson
Relationship Head
Marital status Married
Age 65
Birth year 1816
Birth place Durham, Durham, England

Household members (6 people)

First name(s)

Last name

Relationship

Marital status

Age

Birth year

Birth place

Full record

William

Richardson

Head

Married

65

1816

Durham, Durham, England

Mary

Richardson

Wife

Married

71

1810

Middleton Tyas, Yorkshire, England

C H

Richardson

Grand Son

Single

18

1863

Easington Lane, Durham, England

Elizabeth J

Richardson

Grand Daughter

Single

17

1864

Houghton Le Spring, Durham, England

William R

Richardson

Grand Son

Single

8

1873

Houghton Le Spring, Durham, England

John

Sewell

Boarder

Single

45

1836

Eggleston, Durham, England

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