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Household of Cornelius Silk (born 1853, Middlesex)

1881 England, Wales & Scotland Census in Bethnal Green, London,Middlesex, 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 Silk and 6 other people are on this record

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In the 1881 Census, the household of Cornelius Silk, born in 1853 in Spitalfields, Middlesex, consisted of 7 members. Cornelius was the head of the household, married to Jane Silk, born in 1855 in Bethnal Green, Middlesex, England. They had 5 children; Alice (born 1872 in Bethnal Green, Middlesex, England), Cornelius (born 1874 in Bethnal Green, Middlesex, England), William (born 1877 in Bethnal Green, Middlesex, England), Joseph (born 1879 in Bethnal Green, Middlesex, England) and Edward (born 1881 in Bethnal Green, Middlesex, England).


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Cornelius Silk's household

Male

Cornelius

Silk

Head
Female

Jane

Silk

Wife
Female

Alice

Silk

Daughter
Male

Cornelius

Silk

Son
Male

William

Silk

Son
Male

Joseph

Silk

Son
Male

Edward

Silk

Son
First name(s) Cornelius
Last name Silk
Relationship Head
Marital status Married
Age 28
Birth year 1853
Birth place Spitalfields, Middlesex, England

Household members (7 people)

First name(s)

Last name

Relationship

Marital status

Age

Birth year

Birth place

Full record

Cornelius

Silk

Head

Married

28

1853

Spitalfields, Middlesex, England

Jane

Silk

Wife

Married

26

1855

Bethnal Green, Middlesex, England

Alice

Silk

Daughter

Single

9

1872

Bethnal Green, Middlesex, England

Cornelius

Silk

Son

Single

7

1874

Bethnal Green, Middlesex, England

William

Silk

Son

Single

4

1877

Bethnal Green, Middlesex, England

Joseph

Silk

Son

Single

2

1879

Bethnal Green, Middlesex, England

Edward

Silk

Son

Single

0

1881

Bethnal Green, Middlesex, England

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