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Household of John J Penrose (born 1841, 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 J Penrose and 5 other people are on this record

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In the 1881 Census, the household of John J Penrose, born in 1841 in St Buryan, Cornwall, consisted of 6 members. John J was the head of the household, married to Jane W Penrose, born in 1841 in St Just, Cornwall, England.
During the period, also present in the household were John J's Mother In Law, Jane (born 1811 in St Just, Cornwall, England), John J's Niece, Elizabeth J (born 1863 in St Just, Cornwall, England), John J's Niece, Mary E (born 1869 in St Just, Cornwall, England) and John J's Lodger, Mary A (born 1868 in St Just, Cornwall, England).


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John J Penrose's household

Male

John J

Penrose

Head
Female

Jane W

Penrose

Wife
Female

Jane

Williams

Mother In Law
Female

Elizabeth J

Barnes

Niece
Female

Mary E

Murley

Niece
Female

Mary A

Barnes

Lodger
First name(s) John J
Last name Penrose
Relationship Head
Marital status Married
Age 40
Birth year 1841
Birth place St Buryan, Cornwall, England

Household members (6 people)

First name(s)

Last name

Relationship

Marital status

Age

Birth year

Birth place

Full record

John J

Penrose

Head

Married

40

1841

St Buryan, Cornwall, England

Jane W

Penrose

Wife

Married

40

1841

St Just, Cornwall, England

Jane

Williams

Mother In Law

Widow

70

1811

St Just, Cornwall, England

Elizabeth J

Barnes

Niece

Single

18

1863

St Just, Cornwall, England

Mary E

Murley

Niece

Single

12

1869

St Just, Cornwall, England

Mary A

Barnes

Lodger

Single

13

1868

St Just, Cornwall, England

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