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Household of Alexander Polglase (born 1808, 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 Polglase and 2 other people are on this record

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In the 1881 Census, the household of Alexander Polglase, born in 1808 in Newlyn, Cornwall, consisted of 3 members. Alexander was the head of the household, married to Eliza Polglase, born in 1819 in Newlyn, Cornwall, England.
During the period, also present in the household was Alexander's Boarder, Joseph Richards, born in 1861 in Newlyn, Cornwall, England.


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Alexander Polglase's household

Male

Alexander

Polglase

Head
Female

Eliza

Polglase

Wife
Male

Joseph

Richards

Boarder
First name(s) Alexander
Last name Polglase
Relationship Head
Marital status Married
Age 73
Birth year 1808
Birth place Newlyn, Cornwall, England

Household members (3 people)

First name(s)

Last name

Relationship

Marital status

Age

Birth year

Birth place

Full record

Alexander

Polglase

Head

Married

73

1808

Newlyn, Cornwall, England

Eliza

Polglase

Wife

Married

62

1819

Newlyn, Cornwall, England

Joseph

Richards

Boarder

Single

20

1861

Newlyn, Cornwall, England

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