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Household of John Penn (born 1855, Staffordshire)

1881 England, Wales & Scotland Census in West Bromwich, Staffordshire, 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 Penn and 9 other people are on this record

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In the 1881 Census, the household of John Penn, born in 1855 in Wednesbury, Staffordshire, consisted of 10 members. John was the head of the household, married to Eliza Penn, born in 1853 in Wednesbury, Staffordshire, England. They had 3 children; Sarah (born 1878 in Wednesbury, Staffordshire, England), Elizabeth (born 1880 in Wednesbury, Staffordshire, England) and John (born 1881 in Wednesbury, Staffordshire, England).
During the period, also present in the household were John's Cousin, Sarah (born 1815 in Leyton, Montgomeryshire, Wales), John's Father In Law, John (born 1823 in Leyton, Staffordshire, England), John's Brother In Law, John (born 1861 in Tipton, Staffordshire, England), John's Brother In Law, Job (born 1862 in West Bromwich, Staffordshire, England) and John's Brother In Law, David (born 1864 in West Bromwich, Staffordshire, England).


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John Penn's household

Male

John

Penn

Head
Female

Eliza

Penn

Wife
Female

Sarah

Penn

Daughter
Female

Elizabeth

Penn

Daughter
Male

John

Penn

Son
Female

Sarah

Davis

Cousin
Male

John

Charles

Father In Law
Male

John

Charles

Brother In Law
Male

Job

Charles

Brother In Law
Male

David

Charles

Brother In Law
First name(s) John
Last name Penn
Relationship Head
Marital status Married
Age 26
Birth year 1855
Birth place Wednesbury, Staffordshire, England

Household members (10 people)

First name(s)

Last name

Relationship

Marital status

Age

Birth year

Birth place

Full record

John

Penn

Head

Married

26

1855

Wednesbury, Staffordshire, England

Eliza

Penn

Wife

Married

28

1853

Wednesbury, Staffordshire, England

Sarah

Penn

Daughter

Single

3

1878

Wednesbury, Staffordshire, England

Elizabeth

Penn

Daughter

Single

1

1880

Wednesbury, Staffordshire, England

John

Penn

Son

Single

0

1881

Wednesbury, Staffordshire, England

Sarah

Davis

Cousin

Widow

66

1815

Leyton, Montgomeryshire, Wales

John

Charles

Father In Law

Widower

58

1823

Leyton, Staffordshire, England

John

Charles

Brother In Law

Single

20

1861

Tipton, Staffordshire, England

Job

Charles

Brother In Law

Single

19

1862

West Bromwich, Staffordshire, England

David

Charles

Brother In Law

Single

17

1864

West Bromwich, Staffordshire, England

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