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Household of Peter Cornford (born 1847, Sussex)

1881 England, Wales & Scotland Census in Hailsham, Sussex, 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.

Peter Cornford and 8 other people are on this record

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In the 1881 Census, the household of Peter Cornford, born in 1847 in Hailsham, Sussex, consisted of 9 members. Peter was the head of the household, married to Charlotte Cornford, born in 1841 in Mayfield, Sussex, England. They had 5 children; Eli (born 1871 in Heathfield, Sussex, England), Lois (born 1872 in Heathfield, Sussex, England), Harry (born 1874 in Heathfield, Sussex, England), Lucy (born 1876 in Heathfield, Sussex, England) and Sam (born 1879 in Heathfield, Sussex, England).
During the period, also present in the household were Peter's Boarder, Jacob (born 1858 in Mayfield, Sussex, England) and Peter's Apprentice, Alfred (born 1866 in Wadhurst, Sussex, England).


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Peter Cornford's household

Male

Peter

Cornford

Head
Female

Charlotte

Cornford

Wife
Male

Eli

Cornford

Son
Female

Lois

Cornford

Daughter
Male

Harry

Cornford

Son
Female

Lucy

Cornford

Daughter
Male

Sam

Cornford

Son
Male

Jacob

Medhurst

Boarder
Male

Alfred

Cornford

Apprentice
First name(s) Peter
Last name Cornford
Relationship Head
Marital status Married
Age 34
Birth year 1847
Birth place Hailsham, Sussex, England

Household members (9 people)

First name(s)

Last name

Relationship

Marital status

Age

Birth year

Birth place

Full record

Peter

Cornford

Head

Married

34

1847

Hailsham, Sussex, England

Charlotte

Cornford

Wife

Married

40

1841

Mayfield, Sussex, England

Eli

Cornford

Son

Single

10

1871

Heathfield, Sussex, England

Lois

Cornford

Daughter

Single

9

1872

Heathfield, Sussex, England

Harry

Cornford

Son

Single

7

1874

Heathfield, Sussex, England

Lucy

Cornford

Daughter

Single

5

1876

Heathfield, Sussex, England

Sam

Cornford

Son

Single

2

1879

Heathfield, Sussex, England

Jacob

Medhurst

Boarder

Single

23

1858

Mayfield, Sussex, England

Alfred

Cornford

Apprentice

Single

15

1866

Wadhurst, Sussex, England

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