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Household of Joseph Penrose (born 1837, Cornwall)

1881 England, Wales & Scotland Census in Penzance, 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.

Joseph Penrose and 8 other people are on this record

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In the 1881 Census, the household of Joseph Penrose, born in 1837 in Cornwall, consisted of 9 members. Joseph was the head of the household, married to Mary A Penrose, born in 1836 in Paul, Cornwall, England. They had 5 children; Elizabeth A (born 1857 in Paul, Cornwall, England), Joseph (born 1861 in St Just, Cornwall, England), William J (born 1865 in Cornwall, England), Annie (born 1868 in Paul, Cornwall, England) and Edith (born 1870 in Paul, Cornwall, England). They had 2 grandchildren; William A (born 1875 in Paul, Cornwall, England) and Emily J (born 1881 in Madron, Cornwall, England).


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Joseph Penrose's household

Male

Joseph

Penrose

Head
Female

Mary A

Penrose

Wife
Female

Elizabeth A

Lawry

Daughter
Male

Joseph

Penrose

Son
Male

William J

Penrose

Son
Female

Annie

Penrose

Daughter
Female

Edith

Penrose

Daughter
Male

William A

Penrose

Grand Son
Female

Emily J

Lawry

Grand Daughter
First name(s) Joseph
Last name Penrose
Relationship Head
Marital status Married
Age 44
Birth year 1837
Birth place Cornwall, England

Household members (9 people)

First name(s)

Last name

Relationship

Marital status

Age

Birth year

Birth place

Full record

Joseph

Penrose

Head

Married

44

1837

Cornwall, England

Mary A

Penrose

Wife

Married

45

1836

Paul, Cornwall, England

Elizabeth A

Lawry

Daughter

Married

24

1857

Paul, Cornwall, England

Joseph

Penrose

Son

Single

20

1861

St Just, Cornwall, England

William J

Penrose

Son

Single

16

1865

Cornwall, England

Annie

Penrose

Daughter

Single

13

1868

Paul, Cornwall, England

Edith

Penrose

Daughter

Single

11

1870

Paul, Cornwall, England

William A

Penrose

Grand Son

Single

6

1875

Paul, Cornwall, England

Emily J

Lawry

Grand Daughter

Single

0

1881

Madron, Cornwall, England

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