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Household of William Richardson (born 1824, Dumfriesshire)

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 1824 in Thornhill, Dumfriesshire, consisted of 7 members. William was the head of the household, married to Mary Richardson, born in 1836 in Dumfriesshire, Scotland. They had 4 children; Jessie D (born 1860 in -), Sarah C (born 1863 in -), Mary (born 1871 in Dumfriesshire, Scotland) and James (born 1873 in Edinburgh, Midlothian, Scotland).
During the period, also present in the household was William's Servant, Jane Liddersdale, born in 1845 in Dysart, Fife, Scotland.


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William Richardson's household

Male

William

Richardson

Head
Female

Mary

Richardson

Wife
Female

Jessie D

Richardson

Daughter
Female

Sarah C

Richardson

Daughter
Female

Mary

Richardson

Daughter
Male

James

Richardson

Son
Female

Jane

Liddersdale

Servant
First name(s) William
Last name Richardson
Relationship Head
Marital status Married
Age 57
Birth year 1824
Birth place Thornhill, Dumfriesshire, Scotland

Household members (7 people)

First name(s)

Last name

Relationship

Marital status

Age

Birth year

Birth place

Full record

William

Richardson

Head

Married

57

1824

Thornhill, Dumfriesshire, Scotland

Mary

Richardson

Wife

Married

45

1836

Dumfriesshire, Scotland

Jessie D

Richardson

Daughter

Unmarried

21

1860

-

Sarah C

Richardson

Daughter

Unmarried

18

1863

-

Mary

Richardson

Daughter

Unmarried

10

1871

Dumfriesshire, Scotland

James

Richardson

Son

Unmarried

8

1873

Edinburgh, Midlothian, Scotland

Jane

Liddersdale

Servant

Unmarried

36

1845

Dysart, Fife, Scotland

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