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Household of William W Richards (born 1843, Cornwall)

1881 England, Wales & Scotland Census in Helston, Cornwall, 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 W Richards and 9 other people are on this record

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In the 1881 Census, the household of William W Richards, born in 1843 in Helston, Cornwall, consisted of 10 members. William W was the head of the household, married to Ellen Richards, born in 1846 in Plymouth, Devon, England. They had 6 children; William John (born 1864 in Truro, Cornwall, England), Harriet E (born 1865 in Helston, Cornwall, England), Ernest P C (born 1867 in Helston, Cornwall, England), Annie D (born 1869 in Helston, Cornwall, England), Mary W (born 1878 in Helston, Cornwall, England) and Frederick W (born 1881 in Helston, Cornwall, England).
During the period, also present in the household were William W's Mother In Law, Harriet (born 1817 in Warbstow, Cornwall, England) and William W's Servant, Mary S (born 1840 in St Hilary, Cornwall, England).


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William W Richards's household

Male

William W

Richards

Head
Female

Ellen

Richards

Wife
Male

William John

Richards

Son
Female

Harriet E

Richards

Daughter
Male

Ernest P C

Richards

Son
Female

Annie D

Richards

Daughter
Female

Mary W

Richards

Daughter
Male

Frederick W

Richards

Son
Female

Harriet

Cragoe

Mother In Law
Female

Mary S

Sampson

Servant
First name(s) William W
Last name Richards
Relationship Head
Marital status Married
Age 38
Birth year 1843
Birth place Helston, Cornwall, England

Household members (10 people)

First name(s)

Last name

Relationship

Marital status

Age

Birth year

Birth place

Full record

William W

Richards

Head

Married

38

1843

Helston, Cornwall, England

Ellen

Richards

Wife

Married

35

1846

Plymouth, Devon, England

William John

Richards

Son

Single

17

1864

Truro, Cornwall, England

Harriet E

Richards

Daughter

Single

16

1865

Helston, Cornwall, England

Ernest P C

Richards

Son

Single

14

1867

Helston, Cornwall, England

Annie D

Richards

Daughter

Single

12

1869

Helston, Cornwall, England

Mary W

Richards

Daughter

Single

3

1878

Helston, Cornwall, England

Frederick W

Richards

Son

Single

0

1881

Helston, Cornwall, England

Harriet

Cragoe

Mother In Law

Widow

64

1817

Warbstow, Cornwall, England

Mary S

Sampson

Servant

Single

41

1840

St Hilary, Cornwall, England

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