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Household of Cornelius Piercy (born 1827, Sussex)

1881 England, Wales & Scotland Census in Brighton, Sussex, 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 Piercy and 6 other people are on this record

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In the 1881 Census, the household of Cornelius Piercy, born in 1827 in Lewes, Sussex, consisted of 7 members. Cornelius was the head of the household, married to Susan Piercy, born in 1838 in Ditchling, Sussex, England. They had 3 children; Mary A (born 1863 in Brighton, Sussex, England), Cornelius (born 1865 in Brighton, Sussex, England) and Ida J (born 1874 in Brighton, Sussex, England).
During the period, also present in the household were Cornelius's Boarder, Joseph (born 1836 in Liverpool, Lancashire, England) and Cornelius's Boarder, Mary A (born 1836 in Lewes, Sussex, England).


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Cornelius Piercy's household

Male

Cornelius

Piercy

Head
Female

Susan

Piercy

Wife
Female

Mary A

Piercy

Daughter
Male

Cornelius

Piercy

Son
Female

Ida J

Piercy

Daughter
Male

Joseph

Jenkins

Boarder
Female

Mary A

Jenkins

Boarder
First name(s) Cornelius
Last name Piercy
Relationship Head
Marital status Married
Age 54
Birth year 1827
Birth place Lewes, Sussex, England

Household members (7 people)

First name(s)

Last name

Relationship

Marital status

Age

Birth year

Birth place

Full record

Cornelius

Piercy

Head

Married

54

1827

Lewes, Sussex, England

Susan

Piercy

Wife

Married

43

1838

Ditchling, Sussex, England

Mary A

Piercy

Daughter

Single

18

1863

Brighton, Sussex, England

Cornelius

Piercy

Son

Single

16

1865

Brighton, Sussex, England

Ida J

Piercy

Daughter

Single

7

1874

Brighton, Sussex, England

Joseph

Jenkins

Boarder

Married

45

1836

Liverpool, Lancashire, England

Mary A

Jenkins

Boarder

Married

45

1836

Lewes, Sussex, England

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