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Household of William Richardson (born 1821, Northumberland)

1881 England, Wales & Scotland Census in Gateshead, 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 8 other people are on this record

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In the 1881 Census, the household of William Richardson, born in 1821 in Newcastle on Tyne, Northumberland, consisted of 9 members. William was the head of the household, widower. He had 4 children; Charles Wm (born 1876 in Gateshead, Durham, England), Stephen (born 1878 in Gateshead, Durham, England), Elizabeth (born 1880 in Gateshead, Durham, England) and Kate (born 1880 in Ponteland, Northumberland, England).
During the period, also present in the household were William's Step Daughter, Margaret (born 1866 in Berwick on Tweed, Northumberland, England), William's Step Son, James (born 1868 in Berwick on Tweed, Northumberland, England), William's Step Son, David (born 1872 in Gateshead, Durham, England) and William's House Keeper Head, Elizabeth (born 1856 in Alnwick, Northumberland, England).


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William Richardson's household

Male

William

Richardson

Head
Female

Margaret

Winter

Step Daughter
Male

James

Winter

Step Son
Male

David

Winter

Step Son
Male

Charles Wm

Richardson

Son
Male

Stephen

Richardson

Son
Female

Elizabeth

Richardson

Daughter
Female

Elizabeth

Memien

House Keeper Head
Female

Kate

Memien

Daughter
First name(s) William
Last name Richardson
Relationship Head
Marital status Widower
Age 60
Birth year 1821
Birth place Newcastle on Tyne, Northumberland, England

Household members (9 people)

First name(s)

Last name

Relationship

Marital status

Age

Birth year

Birth place

Full record

William

Richardson

Head

Widower

60

1821

Newcastle on Tyne, Northumberland, England

Margaret

Winter

Step Daughter

Single

15

1866

Berwick on Tweed, Northumberland, England

James

Winter

Step Son

Single

13

1868

Berwick on Tweed, Northumberland, England

David

Winter

Step Son

Single

9

1872

Gateshead, Durham, England

Charles Wm

Richardson

Son

Single

5

1876

Gateshead, Durham, England

Stephen

Richardson

Son

Single

3

1878

Gateshead, Durham, England

Elizabeth

Richardson

Daughter

Single

1

1880

Gateshead, Durham, England

Elizabeth

Memien

House Keeper Head

Single

25

1856

Alnwick, Northumberland, England

Kate

Memien

Daughter

Single

1

1880

Ponteland, Northumberland, England

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