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Household of George Edgcumbe (born 1838, Cornwall)

1881 England, Wales & Scotland Census in Liskeard, 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.

George Edgcumbe and 13 other people are on this record

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In the 1881 Census, the household of George Edgcumbe, born in 1838 in Liskeard, Cornwall, consisted of 14 members. George was the head of the household, married to Sarah Edgcumbe, born in 1837 in Frithelstock, Devon, England. They had 8 children; Katie (born 1863 in Liskeard, Cornwall, England), James Henry (born 1865 in Liskeard, Cornwall, England), Frederick G (born 1872 in Liskeard, Cornwall, England), Alfred (born 1874 in Liskeard, Cornwall, England), Carrie (born 1875 in Liskeard, Cornwall, England), Percy (born 1877 in Liskeard, Cornwall, England), Lily (born 1878 in Liskeard, Cornwall, England) and Ralph B (born 1880 in Liskeard, Cornwall, England).
During the period, also present in the household were George's Step Daughter, Louisa (born 1867 in St Cleer, Cornwall, England), George's Assistant, Polly (born 1862 in Liskeard, Cornwall, England), George's Servant, Maya (born 1864 in St Cleer, Cornwall, England) and George's Servant, Emily (born 1862 in St Keyne, Cornwall, England).


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George Edgcumbe's household

Male

George

Edgcumbe

Head
Female

Sarah

Edgcumbe

Wife
Female

Katie

Edgcumbe

Daughter
Male

James Henry

Edgcumbe

Son
Female

Louisa

Daniel

Step Daughter
Male

Frederick G

Edgcumbe

Son
Male

Alfred

Edgcumbe

Son
Female

Carrie

Edgcumbe

Daughter
Male

Percy

Edgcumbe

Son
Female

Lily

Edgcumbe

Daughter
Male

Ralph B

Edgcumbe

Son
Female

Polly

Brewer

Assistant
Female

Maya

Oliver

Servant
Female

Emily

Carne

Servant
First name(s) George
Last name Edgcumbe
Relationship Head
Marital status Married
Age 43
Birth year 1838
Birth place Liskeard, Cornwall, England

Household members (14 people)

First name(s)

Last name

Relationship

Marital status

Age

Birth year

Birth place

Full record

George

Edgcumbe

Head

Married

43

1838

Liskeard, Cornwall, England

Sarah

Edgcumbe

Wife

Married

44

1837

Frithelstock, Devon, England

Katie

Edgcumbe

Daughter

Single

18

1863

Liskeard, Cornwall, England

James Henry

Edgcumbe

Son

Single

16

1865

Liskeard, Cornwall, England

Louisa

Daniel

Step Daughter

Single

14

1867

St Cleer, Cornwall, England

Frederick G

Edgcumbe

Son

Single

9

1872

Liskeard, Cornwall, England

Alfred

Edgcumbe

Son

Single

7

1874

Liskeard, Cornwall, England

Carrie

Edgcumbe

Daughter

Single

6

1875

Liskeard, Cornwall, England

Percy

Edgcumbe

Son

Single

4

1877

Liskeard, Cornwall, England

Lily

Edgcumbe

Daughter

Single

3

1878

Liskeard, Cornwall, England

Ralph B

Edgcumbe

Son

Single

1

1880

Liskeard, Cornwall, England

Polly

Brewer

Assistant

Single

19

1862

Liskeard, Cornwall, England

Maya

Oliver

Servant

Single

17

1864

St Cleer, Cornwall, England

Emily

Carne

Servant

Single

19

1862

St Keyne, Cornwall, England

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