Census Records

(Census Data entries show age as recorded, (place of birth), address, others in house, with relationships and occupations, and any notes of interest. Click on links to see original transcripts.)

Richard & Sarah

1841 Census
60 yrs (Kent). Occ. Ag. Lab. Living Dane Folkestone Kent with wife Sarah 55 yrs (Kent). In same house are Richard Bows 35 yrs (Kent) Occ. Ag. Lab. Susan(?) Bows 25 yrs (Kent), Ellen Bows 3 yrs (Kent) and Alfred Bows 1 month. (Bows believed to be Bowers..daughter Susan, husband and family)

1851 Census
70yrs (Swingfield Kent) Occ Ag Lab living Dane Folkestone Kent with wife Sarah 68yrs (Paddlesworth Kent) Grandaughter Ellen Bowers 12yrs (Folkstone) and Grandson Alfred Bowers 8yrs (Folkstone)
Living next door are Henry Mummery 70yrs (Newington Kent). Occ Pauper Ag Lab with wife Ann 68yrs (Newington) Pauper. (Richard and Sarahs son's (Thomas) wife's parents)

1861 Census
84 yrs (Newington). Occ. Ag. Lab Living Dane Cottage Folkestone Kent his wife Sarah 82 yrs (Paddlesworth, Kent). Also living in house is Henry Mummery 75 yrs (Cheriton Kent.) Widower. Occ. Ag. Lab. (Richard & Sarah's son Thomas' father-in-law.)
Living 2 doors off at Elvington Cottage are son Thomas 38 yrs (Folkestone Kent) Occ. Ag. Lab. with wife Frances 33 yrs (Folkestone), William H. 10 yrs (Newington Kent), Mary Ann 8 yys (Newington), Thomas J. 6 yrs (Newington), James 3 yrs (Folkestone) and Charles 5 months (Folkestone)
Living next door to Thomas and Frances, in the other direction at Gibralter Cotage is Richard Page 47 yrs (Newington) Occ. Ag. Lab with his wife and family.

1871 Census
No records found. No matching death records found.

Husband		Richard Richards
Born		About 1781, Kent.
Christened
Died		1861 / 1871, Kent.
Buried

Wife		Sarah Kimber
Born		About 1783, Paddlesworth, Kent
Christened		10 Feburary 1783, Paddlesworth, Kent
Died		Jul / Sep 1869, Elham, Kent.
Buried

Known Children	Richard	Abt. 1812, Folkestone. (Christened 13/01/1812)
	Ann (Problably died prior to 1824)	Abt. 1814, Folkestone. (Christened 01/01/1815)
	Susan	Abt. 1817, Folkestone. (Christened 21/02/1817)
	Elizabeth	Abt. 1819, Folkestone. (Christened 25/04/1819)
	Thomas	Abt. 1821, Folkestone. (Christened 06/05/1821)
	Ann	Abt. 1823, Folkestone. (Christened 25/01/1824)
	Alice	Abt. 1825, Folkestone. (Christened 09/10/1825)
	Charles	Abt. 1829, Folkestone. (Christened 06/09/1829)