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Household of Oliver Hosking (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.

Oliver Hosking and 6 other people are on this record

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In the 1881 Census, the household of Oliver Hosking, born in 1825 in Cornwall, consisted of 7 members. Oliver was the head of the household, married to Mary A Hosking, born in 1826 in Gulval, Cornwall, England. They had 4 children; George C (born 1861 in Paul, Cornwall, England), Samson (born 1864 in Paul, Cornwall, England), William O (born 1866 in Paul, Cornwall, England) and Hester (born 1869 in Paul, Cornwall, England).
During the period, also present in the household was Oliver's Servant, Minnie Boase, born in 1865 in Penzance, Cornwall, England.


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Oliver Hosking's household

Male

Oliver

Hosking

Head
Female

Mary A

Hosking

Wife
Male

George C

Hosking

Son
Male

Samson

Hosking

Son
Male

William O

Hosking

Son
Female

Hester

Hosking

Daughter
Female

Minnie

Boase

Servant
First name(s) Oliver
Last name Hosking
Relationship Head
Marital status Married
Age 56
Birth year 1825
Birth place Cornwall, England

Household members (7 people)

First name(s)

Last name

Relationship

Marital status

Age

Birth year

Birth place

Full record

Oliver

Hosking

Head

Married

56

1825

Cornwall, England

Mary A

Hosking

Wife

Married

55

1826

Gulval, Cornwall, England

George C

Hosking

Son

Single

20

1861

Paul, Cornwall, England

Samson

Hosking

Son

Single

17

1864

Paul, Cornwall, England

William O

Hosking

Son

Single

15

1866

Paul, Cornwall, England

Hester

Hosking

Daughter

Single

12

1869

Paul, Cornwall, England

Minnie

Boase

Servant

Single

16

1865

Penzance, Cornwall, England

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