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Household of James D Colenso (born 1812, 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 D Colenso and 10 other people are on this record

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In the 1881 Census, the household of James D Colenso, born in 1812 in Penzance, Cornwall, consisted of 11 members. James D was the head of the household, married to Grace Colenso, born in 1817 in Ruan Minor, Cornwall, England. They had 4 children; John (born 1850 in Holloway, Middlesex, England), Ursula (born 1857 in Holloway, Middlesex, England), Jane H (born 1860 in Penzance, Cornwall, England) and Elizabeth H (born 1843 in Penzance, Cornwall, England). They had 2 grandchildren; George (born 1867 in Penzance, Cornwall, England) and William E (born 1869 in Penzance, Cornwall, England).
During the period, also present in the household were James D's Grand Dauter, Theresa B H (born 1865 in Penzance, Cornwall, England), James D's Grandauter, Ethel M D (born 1879 in Penzance, Cornwall, England) and James D's Boarder, Swinfen B (born 1857 in St Michael Penkevil, Cornwall, England).


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James D Colenso's household

Male

James D

Colenso

Head
Female

Grace

Colenso

Wife
Male

John

Colenso

Son
Female

Ursula

Colenso

Daughter
Female

Jane H

Colenso

Daughter
Female

Elizabeth H

Jenkin

Daughter
Female

Theresa B H

Jenkin

Grand Dauter
Male

George

Jenkin

Grand Son
Male

William E

Jenkin

Grand Son
Female

Ethel M D

Jenkin

Grandauter
Male

Swinfen B

Richards

Boarder
First name(s) James D
Last name Colenso
Relationship Head
Marital status Married
Age 69
Birth year 1812
Birth place Penzance, Cornwall, England

Household members (11 people)

First name(s)

Last name

Relationship

Marital status

Age

Birth year

Birth place

Full record

James D

Colenso

Head

Married

69

1812

Penzance, Cornwall, England

Grace

Colenso

Wife

Married

64

1817

Ruan Minor, Cornwall, England

John

Colenso

Son

Single

31

1850

Holloway, Middlesex, England

Ursula

Colenso

Daughter

Single

24

1857

Holloway, Middlesex, England

Jane H

Colenso

Daughter

Single

21

1860

Penzance, Cornwall, England

Elizabeth H

Jenkin

Daughter

Married

38

1843

Penzance, Cornwall, England

Theresa B H

Jenkin

Grand Dauter

Single

16

1865

Penzance, Cornwall, England

George

Jenkin

Grand Son

Single

14

1867

Penzance, Cornwall, England

William E

Jenkin

Grand Son

Single

12

1869

Penzance, Cornwall, England

Ethel M D

Jenkin

Grandauter

Single

2

1879

Penzance, Cornwall, England

Swinfen B

Richards

Boarder

Single

24

1857

St Michael Penkevil, Cornwall, England

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