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Household of John Cornforth (born 1856, Yorkshire)

1881 England, Wales & Scotland Census in Hartlepool, Durham, 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.

John Cornforth and 5 other people are on this record

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In the 1881 Census, the household of John Cornforth, born in 1856 in Yorkshire, consisted of 6 members. John was the head of the household, married to Rebecca Cornforth, born in 1847 in Port Clarence, Durham, England. They had 3 children; Lilly (born 1874 in West Hartlepool, Durham, England), Isaac W (born 1876 in West Hartlepool, Durham, England) and John G (born 1878 in West Hartlepool, Durham, England).
During the period, also present in the household was John's Servant, Mary C Whiting, born in 1862 in West Hartlepool, Durham, England.


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John Cornforth's household

Male

John

Cornforth

Head
Female

Rebecca

Cornforth

Wife
Female

Lilly

Cornforth

Daughter
Male

Isaac W

Cornforth

Son
Male

John G

Cornforth

Son
Female

Mary C

Whiting

Servant
First name(s) John
Last name Cornforth
Relationship Head
Marital status Married
Age 25
Birth year 1856
Birth place Yorkshire, England

Household members (6 people)

First name(s)

Last name

Relationship

Marital status

Age

Birth year

Birth place

Full record

John

Cornforth

Head

Married

25

1856

Yorkshire, England

Rebecca

Cornforth

Wife

Married

34

1847

Port Clarence, Durham, England

Lilly

Cornforth

Daughter

Single

7

1874

West Hartlepool, Durham, England

Isaac W

Cornforth

Son

Single

5

1876

West Hartlepool, Durham, England

John G

Cornforth

Son

Single

3

1878

West Hartlepool, Durham, England

Mary C

Whiting

Servant

Single

19

1862

West Hartlepool, Durham, England

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