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Household of Henry Williams (born 1821, 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.

Henry Williams and 6 other people are on this record

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In the 1881 Census, the household of Henry Williams, born in 1821 in St Just, Cornwall, consisted of 7 members. Henry was the head of the household, married to Eliza W Williams, born in 1836 in Mousehole, Cornwall, England. They had 4 children; Nicholas M (born 1867 in Mousehole, Cornwall, England), Elizabeth M (born 1871 in Mousehole, Cornwall, England), William G (born 1873 in Mousehole, Cornwall, England) and Alexander L (born 1878 in Mousehole, Cornwall, England).
During the period, also present in the household was Henry's Servant, Esther A Mathews, born in 1861 in Newlyn, Cornwall, England.


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Henry Williams's household

Male

Henry

Williams

Head
Female

Eliza W

Williams

Wife
Male

Nicholas M

Williams

Son
Female

Elizabeth M

Williams

Daughter
Male

William G

Williams

Son
Male

Alexander L

Williams

Son
Female

Esther A

Mathews

Servant
First name(s) Henry
Last name Williams
Relationship Head
Marital status Married
Age 60
Birth year 1821
Birth place St Just, Cornwall, England

Household members (7 people)

First name(s)

Last name

Relationship

Marital status

Age

Birth year

Birth place

Full record

Henry

Williams

Head

Married

60

1821

St Just, Cornwall, England

Eliza W

Williams

Wife

Married

45

1836

Mousehole, Cornwall, England

Nicholas M

Williams

Son

Single

14

1867

Mousehole, Cornwall, England

Elizabeth M

Williams

Daughter

Single

10

1871

Mousehole, Cornwall, England

William G

Williams

Son

Single

8

1873

Mousehole, Cornwall, England

Alexander L

Williams

Son

Single

3

1878

Mousehole, Cornwall, England

Esther A

Mathews

Servant

Single

20

1861

Newlyn, Cornwall, England

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