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Household of Jane Hitchens (born 1834, 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.

Jane Hitchens and 4 other people are on this record

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In the 1881 Census, the household of Jane Hitchens, born in 1834 in Newlyn, Cornwall, consisted of 5 members. Jane was the head of the household, widow. She had 3 children; John D (born 1861 in Newlyn, Cornwall, England), Mary J (born 1864 in Newlyn, Cornwall, England) and Joseph (born 1874 in Newlyn, Cornwall, England).
During the period, also present in the household was Jane's Boarder, Benjamin Downing, born in 1819 in Newlyn, Cornwall, England.


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Jane Hitchens's household

Female

Jane

Hitchens

Head
Male

John D

Hitchens

Son
Female

Mary J

Hitchens

Daughter
Male

Joseph

Hitchens

Son
Male

Benjamin

Downing

Boarder
First name(s) Jane
Last name Hitchens
Relationship Head
Marital status Widow
Age 47
Birth year 1834
Birth place Newlyn, Cornwall, England

Household members (5 people)

First name(s)

Last name

Relationship

Marital status

Age

Birth year

Birth place

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Jane

Hitchens

Head

Widow

47

1834

Newlyn, Cornwall, England

John D

Hitchens

Son

Single

20

1861

Newlyn, Cornwall, England

Mary J

Hitchens

Daughter

Single

17

1864

Newlyn, Cornwall, England

Joseph

Hitchens

Son

Single

7

1874

Newlyn, Cornwall, England

Benjamin

Downing

Boarder

Widower

62

1819

Newlyn, Cornwall, England

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