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Household of Edwin Sobey (born 1852, Cornwall)
1881 England, Wales & Scotland Census in Truro, 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.
Edwin Sobey and 6 other people are on this record
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In the 1881 Census, the household of Edwin Sobey, born in 1852 in Truro, Cornwall, consisted of 7 members. Edwin was the head of the household, married to Elizabeth M Sobey, born in 1849 in Truro, Cornwall, England. They had 4 children; Ernest J (born 1873 in Truro, Cornwall, England), Alice Maud (born 1875 in Truro, Cornwall, England), Edgar Percy (born 1877 in Truro, Cornwall, England) and Florence Edith (born 1878 in Truro, Cornwall, England).
During the period, also present in the household was Edwin's Mother In Law, Jane Penrose, born in 1808 in Breage, Cornwall, England.
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Edwin Sobey's household
Edwin
Sobey
Head
Elizabeth M
Sobey
Wife
Ernest J
Sobey
Son
Alice Maud
Sobey
Daughter
Edgar Percy
Sobey
Son
Florence Edith
Sobey
Daughter
Jane
Penrose
Mother In Law
| First name(s) | Edwin |
| Last name | Sobey |
| Relationship | Head |
| Marital status | Married |
| Age | 29 |
| Birth year | 1852 |
| Birth place | Truro, Cornwall, England |
Household members (7 people)
First name(s) | Last name | Relationship | Marital status | Age | Birth year | Birth place | Full record |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
Edwin | Sobey | Head | Married | 29 | 1852 | Truro, Cornwall, England | |
Elizabeth M | Sobey | Wife | Married | 32 | 1849 | Truro, Cornwall, England | |
Ernest J | Sobey | Son | Single | 8 | 1873 | Truro, Cornwall, England | |
Alice Maud | Sobey | Daughter | Single | 6 | 1875 | Truro, Cornwall, England | |
Edgar Percy | Sobey | Son | Single | 4 | 1877 | Truro, Cornwall, England | |
Florence Edith | Sobey | Daughter | Single | 3 | 1878 | Truro, Cornwall, England | |
Jane | Penrose | Mother In Law | Widow | 73 | 1808 | Breage, Cornwall, England |
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