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Household of Joseph Penny (born 1841, Lancashire)

1881 England, Wales & Scotland Census in Ulverston, Lancashire, 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.

Joseph Penny and 7 other people are on this record

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In the 1881 Census, the household of Joseph Penny, born in 1841 in Colton, Lancashire, consisted of 8 members. Joseph was the head of the household, married to Alice R Penny, born in 1845 in Liverpool, Lancashire, England. They had 5 children; Agnes H (born 1870 in Ulverston, Lancashire, England), Mary E (born 1871 in Dalton, Lancashire, England), Alice R (born 1874 in Dalton, Lancashire, England), Joseph (born 1876 in Dalton, Lancashire, England) and Sarah A (born 1880 in Dalton, Lancashire, England).
During the period, also present in the household was Joseph's Boarder, Mary Gardner, born in 1818 in Colton, Lancashire, England.


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Joseph Penny's household

Male

Joseph

Penny

Head
Female

Alice R

Penny

Wife
Female

Agnes H

Penny

Daughter
Female

Mary E

Penny

Daughter
Female

Alice R

Penny

Daughter
Male

Joseph

Penny

Son
Female

Sarah A

Penny

Daughter
Female

Mary

Gardner

Boarder
First name(s) Joseph
Last name Penny
Relationship Head
Marital status Married
Age 40
Birth year 1841
Birth place Colton, Lancashire, England

Household members (8 people)

First name(s)

Last name

Relationship

Marital status

Age

Birth year

Birth place

Full record

Joseph

Penny

Head

Married

40

1841

Colton, Lancashire, England

Alice R

Penny

Wife

Married

36

1845

Liverpool, Lancashire, England

Agnes H

Penny

Daughter

Single

11

1870

Ulverston, Lancashire, England

Mary E

Penny

Daughter

Single

10

1871

Dalton, Lancashire, England

Alice R

Penny

Daughter

Single

7

1874

Dalton, Lancashire, England

Joseph

Penny

Son

Single

5

1876

Dalton, Lancashire, England

Sarah A

Penny

Daughter

Single

1

1880

Dalton, Lancashire, England

Mary

Gardner

Boarder

Widow

63

1818

Colton, Lancashire, England

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