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Household of Richard Brewer (born 1841, Cornwall)

1881 England, Wales & Scotland Census in St Columb, 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.

Richard Brewer and 7 other people are on this record

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In the 1881 Census, the household of Richard Brewer, born in 1841 in Colan, Cornwall, consisted of 8 members. Richard was the head of the household, married to Elizabeth Brewer, born in 1855 in Cornwall, England. They had 5 children; John K (born 1876 in Colan, Cornwall, England), Jane V (born 1877 in Colan, Cornwall, England), William (born 1879 in St Ervan, Cornwall, England), Fanny (born 1880 in St Ervan, Cornwall, England) and Elizabeth K (born 1881 in St Ervan, Cornwall, England).
During the period, also present in the household was Richard's Nephew, Arthur Sleeman, born in 1868 in Cornwall, England.


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Richard Brewer's household

Male

Richard

Brewer

Head
Female

Elizabeth

Brewer

Wife
Male

John K

Brewer

Son
Female

Jane V

Brewer

Daughter
Male

William

Brewer

Son
Female

Fanny

Brewer

Daughter
Female

Elizabeth K

Brewer

Daughter
Male

Arthur

Sleeman

Nephew
First name(s) Richard
Last name Brewer
Relationship Head
Marital status Married
Age 40
Birth year 1841
Birth place Colan, Cornwall, England

Household members (8 people)

First name(s)

Last name

Relationship

Marital status

Age

Birth year

Birth place

Full record

Richard

Brewer

Head

Married

40

1841

Colan, Cornwall, England

Elizabeth

Brewer

Wife

Married

26

1855

Cornwall, England

John K

Brewer

Son

Single

5

1876

Colan, Cornwall, England

Jane V

Brewer

Daughter

Single

4

1877

Colan, Cornwall, England

William

Brewer

Son

Single

2

1879

St Ervan, Cornwall, England

Fanny

Brewer

Daughter

Single

1

1880

St Ervan, Cornwall, England

Elizabeth K

Brewer

Daughter

Single

0

1881

St Ervan, Cornwall, England

Arthur

Sleeman

Nephew

Single

13

1868

Cornwall, England

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