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Household of John Cornwall (born 1817, Somerset)

1881 England, Wales & Scotland Census in Wells, 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.

John Cornwall and 8 other people are on this record

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In the 1881 Census, the household of John Cornwall, born in 1817 in Somerset, consisted of 9 members. John was the head of the household, married to Sarah E Cornwall, born in 1815 in Battersea, Middlesex, England.
During the period, also present in the household were John's Brother In Law, John S (born 1813 in Meare, Somerset, England), John's Boarder, Elizabeth (born 1825 in Tiverton, Devon, England), John's Servant, Eliza (born 1851 in Meare, Somerset, England), John's Servant, Rose (born 1865 in Ashcott, Somerset, England), John's Servant, Mary J (born 1860 in United States), John's Servant, Bernard (born 1864 in Meare, Somerset, England) and John's Servant, Albert (born 1867 in Catcott, Somerset, England).


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John Cornwall's household

Male

John

Cornwall

Head
Female

Sarah E

Cornwall

Wife
Male

John S

Hodgson

Brother In Law
Female

Elizabeth

Stradling

Boarder
Female

Eliza

Coggins

Servant
Female

Rose

Sydenham

Servant
Female

Mary J

Pursey

Servant
Male

Bernard

Baker

Servant
Male

Albert

Dowden

Servant
First name(s) John
Last name Cornwall
Relationship Head
Marital status Married
Age 64
Birth year 1817
Birth place Somerset, England

Household members (9 people)

First name(s)

Last name

Relationship

Marital status

Age

Birth year

Birth place

Full record

John

Cornwall

Head

Married

64

1817

Somerset, England

Sarah E

Cornwall

Wife

Married

66

1815

Battersea, Middlesex, England

John S

Hodgson

Brother In Law

Single

68

1813

Meare, Somerset, England

Elizabeth

Stradling

Boarder

Widow

56

1825

Tiverton, Devon, England

Eliza

Coggins

Servant

Married

30

1851

Meare, Somerset, England

Rose

Sydenham

Servant

Single

16

1865

Ashcott, Somerset, England

Mary J

Pursey

Servant

Single

21

1860

United States

Bernard

Baker

Servant

Single

17

1864

Meare, Somerset, England

Albert

Dowden

Servant

Single

14

1867

Catcott, Somerset, England

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