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Household of Peter Cornish (born 1829, Middlesex)

1881 England, Wales & Scotland Census in Bethnal Green, London,Middlesex, 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 Cornish and 7 other people are on this record

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In the 1881 Census, the household of Peter Cornish, born in 1829 in Spitalfields, Middlesex, consisted of 8 members. Peter was the head of the household, married to Mary Cornish, born in 1832 in Shoreditch, Middlesex, England. They had 5 children; Emma (born 1860 in Bethnal Green, Middlesex, England), Samuel (born 1862 in Shoreditch, Middlesex, England), Alice (born 1869 in Shoreditch, Middlesex, England), Mary (born 1872 in Shoreditch, Middlesex, England) and Alfred (born 1874 in Shoreditch, Middlesex, England).
During the period, also present in the household were Peter's Other, Mary (born 1832 in Shoreditch, Middlesex, England) and Peter's Lodger, John (born 1843 in Bethnal Green, Middlesex, England).


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Peter Cornish's household

Male

Peter

Cornish

Head
Female

Mary

Cornish

Other
Female

Emma

Cornish

Daughter
Male

Samuel

Cornish

Son
Female

Alice

Cornish

Daughter
Female

Mary

Cornish

Daughter
Male

Alfred

Cornish

Son
Male

John

Sheen

Lodger
First name(s) Peter
Last name Cornish
Relationship Head
Marital status Married
Age 52
Birth year 1829
Birth place Spitalfields, Middlesex, England

Household members (8 people)

First name(s)

Last name

Relationship

Marital status

Age

Birth year

Birth place

Full record

Peter

Cornish

Head

Married

52

1829

Spitalfields, Middlesex, England

Mary

Cornish

Other

Married

49

1832

Shoreditch, Middlesex, England

Emma

Cornish

Daughter

Single

21

1860

Bethnal Green, Middlesex, England

Samuel

Cornish

Son

Single

19

1862

Shoreditch, Middlesex, England

Alice

Cornish

Daughter

Single

12

1869

Shoreditch, Middlesex, England

Mary

Cornish

Daughter

Single

9

1872

Shoreditch, Middlesex, England

Alfred

Cornish

Son

Single

7

1874

Shoreditch, Middlesex, England

John

Sheen

Lodger

Single

38

1843

Bethnal Green, Middlesex, England

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