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Household of Obed Prowse (born 1853, 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.

Obed Prowse and 2 other people are on this record

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In the 1881 Census, the household of Obed Prowse, born in 1853 in St Buryan, Cornwall, consisted of 3 members. Obed was the head of the household, married to Alice Prowse, born in 1859 in Sancreed, Cornwall, England.
During the period, also present in the household was Obed's Niece, Ellen Thomas, born in 1876 in St Buryan, Cornwall, England.


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Obed Prowse's household

Male

Obed

Prowse

Head
Female

Alice

Prowse

Wife
Female

Ellen

Thomas

Niece
First name(s) Obed
Last name Prowse
Relationship Head
Marital status Married
Age 28
Birth year 1853
Birth place St Buryan, Cornwall, England

Household members (3 people)

First name(s)

Last name

Relationship

Marital status

Age

Birth year

Birth place

Full record

Obed

Prowse

Head

Married

28

1853

St Buryan, Cornwall, England

Alice

Prowse

Wife

Married

22

1859

Sancreed, Cornwall, England

Ellen

Thomas

Niece

Single

5

1876

St Buryan, Cornwall, England

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