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Household of Martha Dusting (born 1825, 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.

Martha Dusting and 6 other people are on this record

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In the 1881 Census, the household of Martha Dusting, born in 1825 in Marazion, Cornwall, consisted of 7 members. Martha was the head of the household, widow. She had 2 children; M J (born 1857 in Penzance, Cornwall, England) and Ernest (born 1864 in Penzance, Cornwall, England). She had 1 grandchild; Mary E, born 1874 in Newlyn, Cornwall, England.
During the period, also present in the household were Martha's Servant, Mary (born 1860 in Paul, Cornwall, England), Martha's Lodger, R C (born 1852 in Lowestoft, Suffolk, England) and Martha's Lodger, Thomas (born 1860 in Lowestoft, Suffolk, England).


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Martha Dusting's household

Female

Martha

Dusting

Head
Female

M J

Dusting

Daughter
Male

Ernest

Dusting

Son
Female

Mary E

Richards

Grand Daughter
Female

Mary

Langley

Servant
Male

R C

Bradbar

Lodger
Male

Thomas

Brown

Lodger
First name(s) Martha
Last name Dusting
Relationship Head
Marital status Widow
Age 56
Birth year 1825
Birth place Marazion, Cornwall, England

Household members (7 people)

First name(s)

Last name

Relationship

Marital status

Age

Birth year

Birth place

Full record

Martha

Dusting

Head

Widow

56

1825

Marazion, Cornwall, England

M J

Dusting

Daughter

Single

24

1857

Penzance, Cornwall, England

Ernest

Dusting

Son

Single

17

1864

Penzance, Cornwall, England

Mary E

Richards

Grand Daughter

Single

7

1874

Newlyn, Cornwall, England

Mary

Langley

Servant

Single

21

1860

Paul, Cornwall, England

R C

Bradbar

Lodger

Single

29

1852

Lowestoft, Suffolk, England

Thomas

Brown

Lodger

Single

21

1860

Lowestoft, Suffolk, England

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