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Household of William Richardson (born 1835, Durham)

1881 England, Wales & Scotland Census in Chester Le Street, 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 9 other people are on this record

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In the 1881 Census, the household of William Richardson, born in 1835 in Felling, Durham, consisted of 10 members. William was the head of the household, married to Dorothy Richardson, born in 1835 in Pelton Fell, Durham, England. They had 6 children; John (born 1861 in Pelton Fell, Durham, England), William (born 1863 in Leasingthorne, Durham, England), Martin (born 1865 in Leasingthorne, Durham, England), Margaret (born 1872 in Perkinsville, Durham, England), Elizabeth (born 1875 in Pelton Fell, Durham, England) and Robert (born 1879 in Pelton Fell, Durham, England).
During the period, also present in the household were William's Nephew, Joseph (born 1858 in Leasingthorne, Durham, England) and William's Visitor, Margaret (born 1805 in Felling, Durham, England).


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William Richardson's household

Male

William

Richardson

Head
Female

Dorothy

Richardson

Wife
Male

John

Richardson

Son
Male

William

Richardson

Son
Male

Martin

Richardson

Son
Female

Margaret

Richardson

Daughter
Female

Elizabeth

Richardson

Daughter
Male

Robert

Richardson

Son
Male

Joseph

Richardson

Nephew
Female

Margaret

Scott

Visitor
First name(s) William
Last name Richardson
Relationship Head
Marital status Married
Age 46
Birth year 1835
Birth place Felling, Durham, England

Household members (10 people)

First name(s)

Last name

Relationship

Marital status

Age

Birth year

Birth place

Full record

William

Richardson

Head

Married

46

1835

Felling, Durham, England

Dorothy

Richardson

Wife

Married

46

1835

Pelton Fell, Durham, England

John

Richardson

Son

Single

20

1861

Pelton Fell, Durham, England

William

Richardson

Son

Single

18

1863

Leasingthorne, Durham, England

Martin

Richardson

Son

Single

16

1865

Leasingthorne, Durham, England

Margaret

Richardson

Daughter

Single

9

1872

Perkinsville, Durham, England

Elizabeth

Richardson

Daughter

Single

6

1875

Pelton Fell, Durham, England

Robert

Richardson

Son

Single

2

1879

Pelton Fell, Durham, England

Joseph

Richardson

Nephew

Single

23

1858

Leasingthorne, Durham, England

Margaret

Scott

Visitor

Widow

76

1805

Felling, Durham, England

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