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Household of John Penny (born 1851, Somerset)

1881 England, Wales & Scotland Census in Taunton, Somerset, 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 5 other people are on this record

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In the 1881 Census, the household of John Penny, born in 1851 in Pitminster, Somerset, consisted of 6 members. John was the head of the household, married to Mary Penny, born in 1847 in Shoreditch, Middlesex, England. They had 3 children; John (born 1874 in Pitminster, Somerset, England), Mary (born 1876 in Taunton, Somerset, England) and James (born 1879 in Taunton, Somerset, England).
During the period, also present in the household was John's Mother In Law, Margaret Hickman, born in 1805 in Barking, Essex, England.


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John Penny's household

Male

John

Penny

Head
Female

Mary

Penny

Wife
Male

John

Penny

Son
Female

Mary

Penny

Daughter
Male

James

Penny

Son
Female

Margaret

Hickman

Mother In Law
First name(s) John
Last name Penny
Relationship Head
Marital status Married
Age 30
Birth year 1851
Birth place Pitminster, Somerset, England

Household members (6 people)

First name(s)

Last name

Relationship

Marital status

Age

Birth year

Birth place

Full record

John

Penny

Head

Married

30

1851

Pitminster, Somerset, England

Mary

Penny

Wife

Married

34

1847

Shoreditch, Middlesex, England

John

Penny

Son

Single

7

1874

Pitminster, Somerset, England

Mary

Penny

Daughter

Single

5

1876

Taunton, Somerset, England

James

Penny

Son

Single

2

1879

Taunton, Somerset, England

Margaret

Hickman

Mother In Law

Widow

76

1805

Barking, Essex, England

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