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Household of Elizabeth Colenso (born 1847, Cornwall)

1881 England, Wales & Scotland Census in Penzance, 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.

Elizabeth Colenso and 2 other people are on this record

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In the 1881 Census, the household of Elizabeth Colenso, born in 1847 in Gulval, Cornwall, consisted of 3 members. Elizabeth was the head of the household, widow. She had 1 child; Edwin, born 1876 in Penzance, Cornwall, England.
During the period, also present in the household was Elizabeth's Sister In Law, Amanda Colenso, born in 1843 in Redruth, Cornwall, England.


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Elizabeth Colenso's household

Female

Elizabeth

Colenso

Head
Male

Edwin

Colenso

Son
Female

Amanda

Colenso

Sister In Law
First name(s) Elizabeth
Last name Colenso
Relationship Head
Marital status Widow
Age 34
Birth year 1847
Birth place Gulval, Cornwall, England

Household members (3 people)

First name(s)

Last name

Relationship

Marital status

Age

Birth year

Birth place

Full record

Elizabeth

Colenso

Head

Widow

34

1847

Gulval, Cornwall, England

Edwin

Colenso

Son

Single

5

1876

Penzance, Cornwall, England

Amanda

Colenso

Sister In Law

Single

38

1843

Redruth, Cornwall, England

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