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Household of Edwin Penny (born 1835, Somerset)

1881 England, Wales & Scotland Census in Taunton, Devon,Somerset, 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.

Edwin Penny and 7 other people are on this record

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In the 1881 Census, the household of Edwin Penny, born in 1835 in Wilton, Somerset, consisted of 8 members. Edwin was the head of the household, married to Mary Penny, born in 1838 in Curry Rivel, Somerset, England. They had 6 children; Emma (born 1867 in Pitminster, Somerset, England), Ellen (born 1869 in Pitminster, Somerset, England), Gertrude (born 1871 in Shinfield, Berkshire, England), Amelia (born 1873 in Pitminster, Somerset, England), Edwin (born 1877 in Churchstanton, Devon, England) and Thomas (born 1880 in Churchstanton, Devon, England).


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Edwin Penny's household

Male

Edwin

Penny

Head
Female

Mary

Penny

Wife
Female

Emma

Penny

Daughter
Female

Ellen

Penny

Daughter
Female

Gertrude

Penny

Daughter
Female

Amelia

Penny

Daughter
Male

Edwin

Penny

Son
Male

Thomas

Penny

Son
First name(s) Edwin
Last name Penny
Relationship Head
Marital status Married
Age 46
Birth year 1835
Birth place Wilton, Somerset, England

Household members (8 people)

First name(s)

Last name

Relationship

Marital status

Age

Birth year

Birth place

Full record

Edwin

Penny

Head

Married

46

1835

Wilton, Somerset, England

Mary

Penny

Wife

Married

43

1838

Curry Rivel, Somerset, England

Emma

Penny

Daughter

Single

14

1867

Pitminster, Somerset, England

Ellen

Penny

Daughter

Single

12

1869

Pitminster, Somerset, England

Gertrude

Penny

Daughter

Single

10

1871

Shinfield, Berkshire, England

Amelia

Penny

Daughter

Single

8

1873

Pitminster, Somerset, England

Edwin

Penny

Son

Single

4

1877

Churchstanton, Devon, England

Thomas

Penny

Son

Single

1

1880

Churchstanton, Devon, England

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