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Household of Henry Penson (born 1850, Yorkshire)

1881 England, Wales & Scotland Census in Durham, Durham, 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.

Henry Penson and 7 other people are on this record

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In the 1881 Census, the household of Henry Penson, born in 1850 in Guisborough, Yorkshire, consisted of 8 members. Henry was the head of the household, married to E M Penson, born in 1851 in Richmond, Yorkshire, England. They had 3 children; Isabel (born 1877 in Brancepeth, Durham, England), John (born 1880 in Brancepeth, Durham, England) and H A (born 1881 in Brancepeth, Durham, England).
During the period, also present in the household were Henry's Servant, Sarah (born 1855 in Husthwaite, Yorkshire, England), Henry's Servant, Dorothy (born 1862 in Durham, England) and Henry's Servant, Jane (born 1865 in Easington, Durham, England).


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Henry Penson's household

Male

Henry

Penson

Head
Female

E M

Penson

Wife
Female

Isabel

Penson

Daughter
Male

John

Penson

Son
Male

H A

Penson

Son
Female

Sarah

Smith

Servant
Female

Dorothy

Palmer

Servant
Female

Jane

Elliott

Servant
First name(s) Henry
Last name Penson
Relationship Head
Marital status Married
Age 31
Birth year 1850
Birth place Guisborough, Yorkshire, England

Household members (8 people)

First name(s)

Last name

Relationship

Marital status

Age

Birth year

Birth place

Full record

Henry

Penson

Head

Married

31

1850

Guisborough, Yorkshire, England

E M

Penson

Wife

Married

30

1851

Richmond, Yorkshire, England

Isabel

Penson

Daughter

Single

4

1877

Brancepeth, Durham, England

John

Penson

Son

Single

1

1880

Brancepeth, Durham, England

H A

Penson

Son

Single

0

1881

Brancepeth, Durham, England

Sarah

Smith

Servant

Single

26

1855

Husthwaite, Yorkshire, England

Dorothy

Palmer

Servant

Single

19

1862

Durham, England

Jane

Elliott

Servant

Single

16

1865

Easington, Durham, England

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