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Household of John Penny (born 1848, Kent)

1881 England, Wales & Scotland Census in Gravesend, Kent, 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 Penny and 8 other people are on this record

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In the 1881 Census, the household of John Penny, born in 1848 in Gravesend, Kent, consisted of 9 members. John was the head of the household, married to Jane Penny, born in 1853 in Gravesend, Kent, England. They had 3 children; Elizabeth (born 1876 in Gravesend, Kent, England), John (born 1879 in Gravesend, Kent, England) and Rosalie (born 1881 in Gravesend, Kent, England).
During the period, also present in the household were John's Mother, Jesse H (born 1858 in Gravesend, Kent, England), John's Wifes Mother, Elizabeth (born 1814 in Gravesend, Kent, England), John's Nephw, Edwin (born 1871 in Bermondsey, Surrey, England) and John's Niece, Elizabeth H (born 1873 in Bermondsey, Surrey, England).


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John Penny's household

Male

John

Penny

Head
Female

Jane

Penny

Wife
Female

Elizabeth

Penny

Daughter
Male

John

Penny

Son
Female

Rosalie

Penny

Daughter
Female

Jesse H

Penny

Mother
Female

Elizabeth

Collier

Wifes Mother
Male

Edwin

Collier

Nephw
Female

Elizabeth H

Collier

Niece
First name(s) John
Last name Penny
Relationship Head
Marital status Married
Age 33
Birth year 1848
Birth place Gravesend, Kent, England

Household members (9 people)

First name(s)

Last name

Relationship

Marital status

Age

Birth year

Birth place

Full record

John

Penny

Head

Married

33

1848

Gravesend, Kent, England

Jane

Penny

Wife

Married

28

1853

Gravesend, Kent, England

Elizabeth

Penny

Daughter

Single

5

1876

Gravesend, Kent, England

John

Penny

Son

Single

2

1879

Gravesend, Kent, England

Rosalie

Penny

Daughter

Single

0

1881

Gravesend, Kent, England

Jesse H

Penny

Mother

Single

23

1858

Gravesend, Kent, England

Elizabeth

Collier

Wifes Mother

Widow

67

1814

Gravesend, Kent, England

Edwin

Collier

Nephw

Single

10

1871

Bermondsey, Surrey, England

Elizabeth H

Collier

Niece

Single

8

1873

Bermondsey, Surrey, England

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