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Household of Alexander Gendall (born 1849, Cornwall)

1881 England, Wales & Scotland Census in Penzance, 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.

Alexander Gendall and 8 other people are on this record

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In the 1881 Census, the household of Alexander Gendall, born in 1849 in Penzance, Cornwall, consisted of 9 members. Alexander was the head of the household, married to Eliza Jane Gendall, born in 1850 in Penzance, Cornwall, England. They had 4 children; Ada (born 1872 in Penzance, Cornwall, England), Ellen Laura (born 1875 in Penzance, Cornwall, England), Richard (born 1876 in Penzance, Cornwall, England) and Harold (born 1879 in Penzance, Cornwall, England).
During the period, also present in the household were Alexander's Mother In Law, Sarah (born 1810 in Sancreed, Cornwall, England), Alexander's Boarder, Samuel (born 1860 in Penzance, Cornwall, England) and Alexander's Boarder, Joseph (born 1858 in Penzance, Cornwall, England).


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Alexander Gendall's household

Male

Alexander

Gendall

Head
Female

Eliza Jane

Gendall

Wife
Female

Ada

Gendall

Daughter
Female

Ellen Laura

Gendall

Daughter
Male

Richard

Gendall

Son
Male

Harold

Gendall

Son
Female

Sarah

Williams

Mother In Law
Male

Samuel

Edwards

Boarder
Male

Joseph

Carpenter

Boarder
First name(s) Alexander
Last name Gendall
Relationship Head
Marital status Married
Age 32
Birth year 1849
Birth place Penzance, Cornwall, England

Household members (9 people)

First name(s)

Last name

Relationship

Marital status

Age

Birth year

Birth place

Full record

Alexander

Gendall

Head

Married

32

1849

Penzance, Cornwall, England

Eliza Jane

Gendall

Wife

Married

31

1850

Penzance, Cornwall, England

Ada

Gendall

Daughter

Single

9

1872

Penzance, Cornwall, England

Ellen Laura

Gendall

Daughter

Single

6

1875

Penzance, Cornwall, England

Richard

Gendall

Son

Single

5

1876

Penzance, Cornwall, England

Harold

Gendall

Son

Single

2

1879

Penzance, Cornwall, England

Sarah

Williams

Mother In Law

Widow

71

1810

Sancreed, Cornwall, England

Samuel

Edwards

Boarder

Single

21

1860

Penzance, Cornwall, England

Joseph

Carpenter

Boarder

Single

23

1858

Penzance, Cornwall, England

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