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Household of James Key (born 1833, Cornwall)

1881 England, Wales & Scotland Census in St Austell, 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 Key and 9 other people are on this record

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In the 1881 Census, the household of James Key, born in 1833 in St Dennis, Cornwall, consisted of 10 members. James was the head of the household, married to Ann Key, born in 1834 in St Dennis, Cornwall, England. They had 4 children; William Varcoe (born 1861 in St Dennis, Cornwall, England), Lucy Emma (born 1865 in St Dennis, Cornwall, England), James (born 1869 in St Dennis, Cornwall, England) and Annie Alberta (born 1872 in St Dennis, Cornwall, England).
During the period, also present in the household were James's Boarder, Robert Grigg (born 1878 in St Dennis, Cornwall, England), James's Servant, Eliza (born 1860 in St Stephens, Cornwall, England), James's Servant, Henry (born 1866 in Mawgan, Cornwall, England) and James's Lodger Head, James (born 1857 in Scotland).


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James Key's household

Male

James

Key

Head
Female

Ann

Key

Wife
Male

William Varcoe

Key

Son
Female

Lucy Emma

Key

Daughter
Male

James

Key

Son
Female

Annie Alberta

Key

Daughter
Male

Robert Grigg

Varcoe

Boarder
Female

Eliza

Hoare

Servant
Male

Henry

Grigg

Servant
Male

James

Ballantyne

Lodger Head
First name(s) James
Last name Key
Relationship Head
Marital status Married
Age 48
Birth year 1833
Birth place St Dennis, Cornwall, England

Household members (10 people)

First name(s)

Last name

Relationship

Marital status

Age

Birth year

Birth place

Full record

James

Key

Head

Married

48

1833

St Dennis, Cornwall, England

Ann

Key

Wife

Married

47

1834

St Dennis, Cornwall, England

William Varcoe

Key

Son

Single

20

1861

St Dennis, Cornwall, England

Lucy Emma

Key

Daughter

Single

16

1865

St Dennis, Cornwall, England

James

Key

Son

Single

12

1869

St Dennis, Cornwall, England

Annie Alberta

Key

Daughter

Single

9

1872

St Dennis, Cornwall, England

Robert Grigg

Varcoe

Boarder

Single

3

1878

St Dennis, Cornwall, England

Eliza

Hoare

Servant

Single

21

1860

St Stephens, Cornwall, England

Henry

Grigg

Servant

Single

15

1866

Mawgan, Cornwall, England

James

Ballantyne

Lodger Head

Single

24

1857

Scotland

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