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Household of James Curnow (born 1844, 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.

James Curnow and 7 other people are on this record

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In the 1881 Census, the household of James Curnow, born in 1844 in Towednack, Cornwall, consisted of 8 members. James was the head of the household, widower. He had 6 children; James (born 1867 in Zennor, Cornwall, England), Janey (born 1869 in Zennor, Cornwall, England), John R (born 1872 in Towednack, Cornwall, England), Mary V (born 1873 in Zennor, Cornwall, England), Annie (born 1875 in St Ives, Cornwall, England) and Grace S (born 1877 in St Ives, Cornwall, England).
During the period, also present in the household was James's Servant, Ann Quick, born in 1834 in Zennor, Cornwall, England.


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James Curnow's household

Male

James

Curnow

Head
Male

James

Curnow

Son
Female

Janey

Curnow

Daughter
Male

John R

Curnow

Son
Female

Mary V

Curnow

Daughter
Female

Annie

Curnow

Daughter
Female

Grace S

Curnow

Daughter
Female

Ann

Quick

Servant
First name(s) James
Last name Curnow
Relationship Head
Marital status Widower
Age 37
Birth year 1844
Birth place Towednack, Cornwall, England

Household members (8 people)

First name(s)

Last name

Relationship

Marital status

Age

Birth year

Birth place

Full record

James

Curnow

Head

Widower

37

1844

Towednack, Cornwall, England

James

Curnow

Son

Single

14

1867

Zennor, Cornwall, England

Janey

Curnow

Daughter

Single

12

1869

Zennor, Cornwall, England

John R

Curnow

Son

Single

9

1872

Towednack, Cornwall, England

Mary V

Curnow

Daughter

Single

8

1873

Zennor, Cornwall, England

Annie

Curnow

Daughter

Single

6

1875

St Ives, Cornwall, England

Grace S

Curnow

Daughter

Single

4

1877

St Ives, Cornwall, England

Ann

Quick

Servant

-

47

1834

Zennor, Cornwall, England

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