1841 England Census, Walsall, Staffordshire England

Name Age
Thos Richardson 20
Rebecca Richardson 20
Elijah Richardson 3
Thos Richardson 1

Thomas and Rebecca do not appear in the next census. Instead their two sons Elijah and Thomas (and a younger son John) are listed in the home of their grandmother. The circumstances are not known, but it would appear that both parents may have died between 1847 when John was born and the 1851 census.

1851 England Census, Pelsall, Staffordshire England

Name Age
Mary Richardson 62
Henery Richardson 23 son
Jas Richardson 20 son
Mary Richardson 20 granddaughter
Elijah Richardson 14 grandson
Thos Richardson 11 grandson
John Richardson 4 grandson