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Household of Abel Penfold (born 1834, Surrey)

1881 England, Wales & Scotland Census in Woolwich, London,Kent, 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.

Abel Penfold and 7 other people are on this record

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In the 1881 Census, the household of Abel Penfold, born in 1834 in Peckham, Surrey, consisted of 8 members. Abel was the head of the household, married to Sarah Jane Penfold, born in 1836 in Woolwich, Kent, England. They had 2 children; Edith Maud M (born 1875 in Woolwich, Kent, England) and Lilian B (born 1877 in Woolwich, Kent, England).
During the period, also present in the household were Abel's Servant, Elizabeth (born 1819 in Berwick on Tweed, Northumberland, England), Abel's Servant, Annie C (born 1856 in South Africa), Abel's Servant, Sarah M (born 1861 in Rotherhithe, Surrey, England) and Abel's Servant, Winifred V (born 1856 in Woolwich, Kent, England).


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Abel Penfold's household

Male

Abel

Penfold

Head
Female

Sarah Jane

Penfold

Wife
Female

Edith Maud M

Penfold

Daughter
Female

Lilian B

Penfold

Daughter
Female

Elizabeth

Sinclair

Servant
Female

Annie C

Barnicott

Servant
Female

Sarah M

la Fount

Servant
Female

Winifred V

Cronin

Servant
First name(s) Abel
Last name Penfold
Relationship Head
Marital status Married
Age 47
Birth year 1834
Birth place Peckham, Surrey, England

Household members (8 people)

First name(s)

Last name

Relationship

Marital status

Age

Birth year

Birth place

Full record

Abel

Penfold

Head

Married

47

1834

Peckham, Surrey, England

Sarah Jane

Penfold

Wife

Married

45

1836

Woolwich, Kent, England

Edith Maud M

Penfold

Daughter

Single

6

1875

Woolwich, Kent, England

Lilian B

Penfold

Daughter

Single

4

1877

Woolwich, Kent, England

Elizabeth

Sinclair

Servant

Widow

62

1819

Berwick on Tweed, Northumberland, England

Annie C

Barnicott

Servant

Single

25

1856

South Africa

Sarah M

la Fount

Servant

Single

20

1861

Rotherhithe, Surrey, England

Winifred V

Cronin

Servant

Single

25

1856

Woolwich, Kent, England

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