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Household of James Penny (born 1815, Somerset)

1881 England, Wales & Scotland Census in Wellington, Somerset, 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 Penny and 5 other people are on this record

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In the 1881 Census, the household of James Penny, born in 1815 in Wellington, Somerset, consisted of 6 members. James was the head of the household, widower. He had 1 child; Mary A, born 1847 in Wellington, Somerset, England. He had 3 grandchildren; William (born 1872 in Wellington, Somerset, England), Richard (born 1875 in Wellington, Somerset, England) and James N (born 1876 in Wellington, Somerset, England).
During the period, also present in the household was James's Sister, Elizabeth Penny, born in 1803 in Wellington, Somerset, England.


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James Penny's household

Male

James

Penny

Head
Female

Mary A

Cleeve

Daughter
Male

William

Cleeve

Grand Son
Male

Richard

Cleeve

Grand Son
Male

James N

Cleeve

Grand Son
Female

Elizabeth

Penny

Sister
First name(s) James
Last name Penny
Relationship Head
Marital status Widower
Age 66
Birth year 1815
Birth place Wellington, Somerset, England

Household members (6 people)

First name(s)

Last name

Relationship

Marital status

Age

Birth year

Birth place

Full record

James

Penny

Head

Widower

66

1815

Wellington, Somerset, England

Mary A

Cleeve

Daughter

Widow

34

1847

Wellington, Somerset, England

William

Cleeve

Grand Son

Single

9

1872

Wellington, Somerset, England

Richard

Cleeve

Grand Son

Single

6

1875

Wellington, Somerset, England

James N

Cleeve

Grand Son

Single

5

1876

Wellington, Somerset, England

Elizabeth

Penny

Sister

Single

78

1803

Wellington, Somerset, England

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