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Household of John William (born 1819, Cornwall)

1881 England, Wales & Scotland Census in St Columb, 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 William and 8 other people are on this record

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In the 1881 Census, the household of John William, born in 1819 in St Breock, Cornwall, consisted of 9 members. John was the head of the household, married to Emma William, born in 1829 in Kenwyn, Cornwall, England. They had 5 children; David (born 1857 in St Breock, Cornwall, England), Emma (born 1859 in St Breock, Cornwall, England), Jonathan E (born 1860 in St Breock, Cornwall, England), Clara E (born 1862 in St Breock, Cornwall, England) and Alfred (born 1863 in St Breock, Cornwall, England).
During the period, also present in the household were John's Servant, Bessie (born 1864 in St Breock, Cornwall, England) and John's Servant, Elizabeth A (born 1866 in St Cleer, Cornwall, England).


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John William's household

Male

John

William

Head
Female

Emma

William

Wife
Male

David

William

Son
Female

Emma

William

Daughter
Male

Jonathan E

William

Son
Female

Clara E

William

Daughter
Male

Alfred

Williams

Son
Female

Bessie

Hicks

Servant
Female

Elizabeth A

Lanxton

Servant
First name(s) John
Last name William
Relationship Head
Marital status Married
Age 62
Birth year 1819
Birth place St Breock, Cornwall, England

Household members (9 people)

First name(s)

Last name

Relationship

Marital status

Age

Birth year

Birth place

Full record

John

William

Head

Married

62

1819

St Breock, Cornwall, England

Emma

William

Wife

Married

52

1829

Kenwyn, Cornwall, England

David

William

Son

Single

24

1857

St Breock, Cornwall, England

Emma

William

Daughter

Single

22

1859

St Breock, Cornwall, England

Jonathan E

William

Son

Single

21

1860

St Breock, Cornwall, England

Clara E

William

Daughter

Single

19

1862

St Breock, Cornwall, England

Alfred

Williams

Son

Single

18

1863

St Breock, Cornwall, England

Bessie

Hicks

Servant

Single

17

1864

St Breock, Cornwall, England

Elizabeth A

Lanxton

Servant

Single

15

1866

St Cleer, Cornwall, England

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