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Household of Josiah Roscorla (born 1841, 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.

Josiah Roscorla and 3 other people are on this record

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In the 1881 Census, the household of Josiah Roscorla, born in 1841 in Breage, Cornwall, consisted of 4 members. Josiah was the head of the household, married to Jane E Roscorla, born in 1841 in Breage, Cornwall, England. They had 2 children; Paul (born 1865 in Breage, Cornwall, England) and Edwin (born 1874 in Wendron, Cornwall, England).


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Josiah Roscorla's household

Male

Josiah

Roscorla

Head
Female

Jane E

Roscorla

Wife
Male

Paul

Roscorla

Son
Male

Edwin

Roscorla

Son
First name(s) Josiah
Last name Roscorla
Relationship Head
Marital status Married
Age 40
Birth year 1841
Birth place Breage, Cornwall, England

Household members (4 people)

First name(s)

Last name

Relationship

Marital status

Age

Birth year

Birth place

Full record

Josiah

Roscorla

Head

Married

40

1841

Breage, Cornwall, England

Jane E

Roscorla

Wife

Married

40

1841

Breage, Cornwall, England

Paul

Roscorla

Son

Single

16

1865

Breage, Cornwall, England

Edwin

Roscorla

Son

Single

7

1874

Wendron, Cornwall, England

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