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Household of John Curnow (born 1813, 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.

John Curnow and 7 other people are on this record

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In the 1881 Census, the household of John Curnow, born in 1813 in St Just, Cornwall, consisted of 8 members. John was the head of the household, widower. He had 1 child; W H, born 1849 in Penzance, Cornwall, England. He had 4 grandchildren; Eliza (born 1872 in Penzance, Cornwall, England), Kate (born 1876 in Penzance, Cornwall, England), William H (born 1877 in Penzance, Cornwall, England) and Ethel (born 1879 in Penzance, Cornwall, England).
During the period, also present in the household were John's Sons Wife, Amelia (born 1848 in Penzance, Cornwall, England) and John's Visitor, Catherine (born 1852 in Penzance, Cornwall, England).


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John Curnow's household

Male

John

Curnow

Head
Male

W H

Curnow

Son
Female

Amelia

Curnow

Sons Wife
Female

Eliza

Curnow

Grand Daughter
Female

Kate

Curnow

Grand Daughter
Male

William H

Curnow

Grand Son
Female

Ethel

Curnow

Grand Daughter
Female

Catherine

Uren

Visitor
First name(s) John
Last name Curnow
Relationship Head
Marital status Widower
Age 68
Birth year 1813
Birth place St Just, Cornwall, England

Household members (8 people)

First name(s)

Last name

Relationship

Marital status

Age

Birth year

Birth place

Full record

John

Curnow

Head

Widower

68

1813

St Just, Cornwall, England

W H

Curnow

Son

Married

32

1849

Penzance, Cornwall, England

Amelia

Curnow

Sons Wife

Married

33

1848

Penzance, Cornwall, England

Eliza

Curnow

Grand Daughter

Single

9

1872

Penzance, Cornwall, England

Kate

Curnow

Grand Daughter

Single

5

1876

Penzance, Cornwall, England

William H

Curnow

Grand Son

Single

4

1877

Penzance, Cornwall, England

Ethel

Curnow

Grand Daughter

Single

2

1879

Penzance, Cornwall, England

Catherine

Uren

Visitor

Single

29

1852

Penzance, Cornwall, England

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