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Household of Cornelius Mills (born 1841, Midlothian)

1881 England, Wales & Scotland Census in Wigan, Lancashire, 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.

Cornelius Mills and 9 other people are on this record

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In the 1881 Census, the household of Cornelius Mills, born in 1841 in Edinburgh, Midlothian, consisted of 10 members. Cornelius was the head of the household, married to Ann Mills, born in 1842 in Wigan, Lancashire, England. They had 7 children; John (born 1861 in Wigan, Lancashire, England), William (born 1867 in Wigan, Lancashire, England), Mary (born 1870 in Ince, Lancashire, England), Cornelius (born 1872 in Ince, Lancashire, England), Edith (born 1874 in Lancashire, England), Rachel (born 1878 in Hindley, Lancashire, England) and Ruth (born 1881 in Ince, Lancashire, England).
During the period, also present in the household was Cornelius's Boarder, David Harvey, born in 1841 in Manchester, Lancashire, England.


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Cornelius Mills's household

Male

Cornelius

Mills

Head
Female

Ann

Mills

Wife
Male

John

Mills

Son
Male

William

Mills

Son
Female

Mary

Mills

Daughter
Male

Cornelius

Mills

Son
Female

Edith

Mills

Daughter
Female

Rachel

Mills

Daughter
Female

Ruth

Mills

Daughter
Male

David

Harvey

Boarder
First name(s) Cornelius
Last name Mills
Relationship Head
Marital status Married
Age 40
Birth year 1841
Birth place Edinburgh, Midlothian, Scotland

Household members (10 people)

First name(s)

Last name

Relationship

Marital status

Age

Birth year

Birth place

Full record

Cornelius

Mills

Head

Married

40

1841

Edinburgh, Midlothian, Scotland

Ann

Mills

Wife

Married

39

1842

Wigan, Lancashire, England

John

Mills

Son

Single

20

1861

Wigan, Lancashire, England

William

Mills

Son

Single

14

1867

Wigan, Lancashire, England

Mary

Mills

Daughter

Single

11

1870

Ince, Lancashire, England

Cornelius

Mills

Son

Single

9

1872

Ince, Lancashire, England

Edith

Mills

Daughter

Single

7

1874

Lancashire, England

Rachel

Mills

Daughter

Single

3

1878

Hindley, Lancashire, England

Ruth

Mills

Daughter

Single

0

1881

Ince, Lancashire, England

David

Harvey

Boarder

Married

40

1841

Manchester, Lancashire, England

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