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Household of William Richardson (born 1816, Perthshire)

1881 England, Wales & Scotland Census in Newington, Midlothian, Scotland

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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 6 other people are on this record

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In the 1881 Census, the household of William Richardson, born in 1816 in Perth, Perthshire, consisted of 7 members. William was the head of the household, married to Jane S Richardson, born in 1820 in Edinburgh, Midlothian, Scotland. They had 3 children; Helen E (born 1851 in Edinburgh, Midlothian, Scotland), John S (born 1857 in Canada) and Peter T (born 1862 in Edinburgh, Midlothian, Scotland).
During the period, also present in the household were William's Granddaughter, Jane (born 1870 in New Zealand) and William's Servant, Susan (born 1843 in Auldearn, Aberdeenshire, Scotland).


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William Richardson's household

Male

William

Richardson

Head
Female

Jane S

Richardson

Wife
Female

Helen E

Richardson

Daughter
Male

John S

Richardson

Son
Male

Peter T

Richardson

Son
Female

Jane

Richardson

Granddaughter
Female

Susan

Reid

Servant
First name(s) William
Last name Richardson
Relationship Head
Marital status Married
Age 65
Birth year 1816
Birth place Perth, Perthshire, Scotland

Household members (7 people)

First name(s)

Last name

Relationship

Marital status

Age

Birth year

Birth place

Full record

William

Richardson

Head

Married

65

1816

Perth, Perthshire, Scotland

Jane S

Richardson

Wife

Married

61

1820

Edinburgh, Midlothian, Scotland

Helen E

Richardson

Daughter

Unmarried

30

1851

Edinburgh, Midlothian, Scotland

John S

Richardson

Son

Unmarried

24

1857

Canada

Peter T

Richardson

Son

Unmarried

19

1862

Edinburgh, Midlothian, Scotland

Jane

Richardson

Granddaughter

-

11

1870

New Zealand

Susan

Reid

Servant

Unmarried

38

1843

Auldearn, Aberdeenshire, Scotland

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