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Household of John Jenkin (born 1831, 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 Jenkin and 7 other people are on this record

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In the 1881 Census, the household of John Jenkin, born in 1831 in Gulval, Cornwall, consisted of 8 members. John was the head of the household, married to Sarah Elizabeth Jenkin, born in 1843 in United States. They had 5 children; Asenath Silby (born 1869 in St Paul's, Cornwall, England), John Silby (born 1871 in St Paul's, Cornwall, England), Effie May (born 1877 in St Paul's, Cornwall, England), Elsie Maud (born 1878 in Penzance, Cornwall, England) and Alvin (born 1880 in Penzance, Cornwall, England).
During the period, also present in the household was John's Domestic Servant, Elizabeth Corin, born in 1855 in St Just, Cornwall, England.


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John Jenkin's household

Male

John

Jenkin

Head
Female

Sarah Elizabeth

Jenkin

Wife
Female

Asenath Silby

Jenkin

Daughter
Male

John Silby

Jenkin

Son
Female

Effie May

Jenkin

Daughter
Female

Elsie Maud

Jenkin

Daughter
Male

Alvin

Jenkin

Son
Female

Elizabeth

Corin

Domestic Servant
First name(s) John
Last name Jenkin
Relationship Head
Marital status Married
Age 50
Birth year 1831
Birth place Gulval, Cornwall, England

Household members (8 people)

First name(s)

Last name

Relationship

Marital status

Age

Birth year

Birth place

Full record

John

Jenkin

Head

Married

50

1831

Gulval, Cornwall, England

Sarah Elizabeth

Jenkin

Wife

Married

38

1843

United States

Asenath Silby

Jenkin

Daughter

Single

12

1869

St Paul's, Cornwall, England

John Silby

Jenkin

Son

Single

10

1871

St Paul's, Cornwall, England

Effie May

Jenkin

Daughter

Single

4

1877

St Paul's, Cornwall, England

Elsie Maud

Jenkin

Daughter

Single

3

1878

Penzance, Cornwall, England

Alvin

Jenkin

Son

Single

1

1880

Penzance, Cornwall, England

Elizabeth

Corin

Domestic Servant

Single

26

1855

St Just, Cornwall, England

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