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Household of Elijah Kent (born 1855, 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.

Elijah Kent and 6 other people are on this record

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In the 1881 Census, the household of Elijah Kent, born in 1855 in Gwennap, Cornwall, consisted of 7 members. Elijah was the head of the household, single.
During the period, also present in the household were Elijah's Brother, Michael (born 1857 in Gwennap, Cornwall, England), Elijah's Brother, William J (born 1859 in St Agnes, Cornwall, England), Elijah's Brother, Joseph (born 1863 in St Agnes, Cornwall, England), Elijah's Sister, Emily (born 1866 in Kenwyn, Cornwall, England), Elijah's Brother, Thomas H (born 1869 in Kenwyn, Cornwall, England) and Elijah's House Keeper, Matalda (born 1854 in Kenwyn, Cornwall, England).


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Elijah Kent's household

Male

Elijah

Kent

Head
Male

Michael

Kent

Brother
Male

William J

Kent

Brother
Male

Joseph

Kent

Brother
Female

Emily

Kent

Sister
Male

Thomas H

Kent

Brother
Female

Matalda

Waters

House Keeper
First name(s) Elijah
Last name Kent
Relationship Head
Marital status Single
Age 26
Birth year 1855
Birth place Gwennap, Cornwall, England

Household members (7 people)

First name(s)

Last name

Relationship

Marital status

Age

Birth year

Birth place

Full record

Elijah

Kent

Head

Single

26

1855

Gwennap, Cornwall, England

Michael

Kent

Brother

Single

24

1857

Gwennap, Cornwall, England

William J

Kent

Brother

Single

22

1859

St Agnes, Cornwall, England

Joseph

Kent

Brother

Single

18

1863

St Agnes, Cornwall, England

Emily

Kent

Sister

Single

15

1866

Kenwyn, Cornwall, England

Thomas H

Kent

Brother

Single

12

1869

Kenwyn, Cornwall, England

Matalda

Waters

House Keeper

Single

27

1854

Kenwyn, Cornwall, England

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