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Household of Caroline Williams (born 1797, Devon)

1881 England, Wales & Scotland Census in Redruth, 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.

Caroline Williams and 16 other people are on this record

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In the 1881 Census, the household of Caroline Williams, born in 1797 in Devon, consisted of 17 members. Caroline was the head of the household, widow. She had 2 children; Michael (born 1842 in Gwennap, Cornwall, England) and Arthur Ed (born 1833 in Gwennap, Cornwall, England). She had 1 grandchild; Mary C, born 1861 in Perranarworthal, Cornwall, England.
During the period, also present in the household were Caroline's Companion, Jerusha (born 1818 in Gwennap, Cornwall, England), Caroline's Housekeeper, Elizabeth (born 1835 in Bovey Tracey, Devon, England), Caroline's Maid, Anna (born 1851 in Totnes, Devon, England), Caroline's Cook, Ann (born 1843 in St Austell, Cornwall, England), Caroline's Laundress, Catherine (born 1838 in St Agnes, Cornwall, England), Caroline's Servant, Eliza (born 1849 in Gunwalloe, Cornwall, England), Caroline's Servant, Ann (born 1843 in Gwennap, Cornwall, England), Caroline's Servant, Martha (born 1849 in Cornwall, England), Caroline's Servant, Sarah (born 1861 in Kenwyn, Cornwall, England), Caroline's Servant, Lavinia (born 1861 in Kenwyn, Cornwall, England), Caroline's Butler, Henry (born 1839 in Stowford, Devon, England), Caroline's Footman, Edward (born 1859 in Jacobstow, Cornwall, England) and Caroline's Valet, Alexander (born 1839 in Caithness, Scotland).


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Caroline Williams's household

Female

Caroline

Williams

Head
Male

Michael

Williams

Son
Female

Mary C

Williams

Grand Daughter
Male

Arthur Ed

Williams

Son
Female

Jerusha

Nicholas

Companion
Female

Elizabeth

Morgan

Housekeeper
Female

Anna

Kingdon

Maid
Female

Ann

Paull

Cook
Female

Catherine

Jenkin

Laundress
Female

Eliza

Hughes

Servant
Female

Ann

Axford

Servant
Female

Martha

Goldsworthy

Servant
Female

Sarah

Michell

Servant
Female

Lavinia

Lanyon

Servant
Male

Henry

Townsend

Butler
Male

Edward

Hockaday

Footman
Male

Alexander

Henderson

Valet
First name(s) Caroline
Last name Williams
Relationship Head
Marital status Widow
Age 84
Birth year 1797
Birth place Devon, England

Household members (17 people)

First name(s)

Last name

Relationship

Marital status

Age

Birth year

Birth place

Full record

Caroline

Williams

Head

Widow

84

1797

Devon, England

Michael

Williams

Son

Single

39

1842

Gwennap, Cornwall, England

Mary C

Williams

Grand Daughter

Single

20

1861

Perranarworthal, Cornwall, England

Arthur Ed

Williams

Son

Single

48

1833

Gwennap, Cornwall, England

Jerusha

Nicholas

Companion

Single

63

1818

Gwennap, Cornwall, England

Elizabeth

Morgan

Housekeeper

Widow

46

1835

Bovey Tracey, Devon, England

Anna

Kingdon

Maid

Widow

30

1851

Totnes, Devon, England

Ann

Paull

Cook

Widow

38

1843

St Austell, Cornwall, England

Catherine

Jenkin

Laundress

Single

43

1838

St Agnes, Cornwall, England

Eliza

Hughes

Servant

Widow

32

1849

Gunwalloe, Cornwall, England

Ann

Axford

Servant

Widow

38

1843

Gwennap, Cornwall, England

Martha

Goldsworthy

Servant

Widow

32

1849

Cornwall, England

Sarah

Michell

Servant

Single

20

1861

Kenwyn, Cornwall, England

Lavinia

Lanyon

Servant

Single

20

1861

Kenwyn, Cornwall, England

Henry

Townsend

Butler

Married

42

1839

Stowford, Devon, England

Edward

Hockaday

Footman

Single

22

1859

Jacobstow, Cornwall, England

Alexander

Henderson

Valet

Single

42

1839

Caithness, Scotland

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