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Household of John Olds (born 1835, 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 Olds and 6 other people are on this record

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In the 1881 Census, the household of John Olds, born in 1835 in Penzance, Cornwall, consisted of 7 members. John was the head of the household, married to William Olds, born in 1859 in Newlyn, Cornwall, England. They had 4 children; William (born 1859 in Newlyn, Cornwall, England), James (born 1863 in Newlyn, Cornwall, England), Abraham (born 1865 in Newlyn, Cornwall, England) and Mary E (born 1876 in Newlyn, Cornwall, England).
During the period, also present in the household was John's Visitor, Eliza George, born in 1813 in St Just, Cornwall, England.


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John Olds's household

Male

John

Olds

Head
Male

William

Olds

Son
Male

James

Olds

Son
Male

Abraham

Olds

Son
Female

Mary E

Olds

Daughter
Female

Eliza

Olds

Wife
Female

Eliza

George

Visitor
First name(s) John
Last name Olds
Relationship Head
Marital status Married
Age 46
Birth year 1835
Birth place Penzance, Cornwall, England

Household members (7 people)

First name(s)

Last name

Relationship

Marital status

Age

Birth year

Birth place

Full record

John

Olds

Head

Married

46

1835

Penzance, Cornwall, England

William

Olds

Son

Single

22

1859

Newlyn, Cornwall, England

James

Olds

Son

Single

18

1863

Newlyn, Cornwall, England

Abraham

Olds

Son

Single

16

1865

Newlyn, Cornwall, England

Mary E

Olds

Daughter

Single

5

1876

Newlyn, Cornwall, England

Eliza

Olds

Wife

Married

46

1835

St Hilary, Cornwall, England

Eliza

George

Visitor

Widow

68

1813

St Just, Cornwall, England

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