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Household of Richard Collins (born 1842, Cornwall)

1881 England, Wales & Scotland Census in Helston, 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 Collins and 8 other people are on this record

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In the 1881 Census, the household of Richard Collins, born in 1842 in Mawgan, Cornwall, consisted of 9 members. Richard was the head of the household, married to Elizabeth A Collins, born in 1843 in Wendron, Cornwall, England. They had 5 children; Nellie (born 1875 in Mawgan, Cornwall, England), Charity (born 1876 in Mawgan, Cornwall, England), Jane (born 1878 in Mawgan, Cornwall, England), Richard H (born 1879 in Mawgan, Cornwall, England) and Edith A (born 1881 in Mawgan, Cornwall, England).
During the period, also present in the household were Richard's Visitor, William (born 1863 in Wendron, Cornwall, England) and Richard's Servant, Eliza (born 1866 in Constantine, Cornwall, England).


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Richard Collins's household

Male

Richard

Collins

Head
Female

Elizabeth A

Collins

Wife
Female

Nellie

Collins

Daughter
Female

Charity

Collins

Daughter
Female

Jane

Collins

Daughter
Male

Richard H

Collins

Son
Female

Edith A

Collins

Daughter
Male

William

Jewell

Visitor
Female

Eliza

Williams

Servant
First name(s) Richard
Last name Collins
Relationship Head
Marital status Married
Age 39
Birth year 1842
Birth place Mawgan, Cornwall, England

Household members (9 people)

First name(s)

Last name

Relationship

Marital status

Age

Birth year

Birth place

Full record

Richard

Collins

Head

Married

39

1842

Mawgan, Cornwall, England

Elizabeth A

Collins

Wife

Married

38

1843

Wendron, Cornwall, England

Nellie

Collins

Daughter

Single

6

1875

Mawgan, Cornwall, England

Charity

Collins

Daughter

Single

5

1876

Mawgan, Cornwall, England

Jane

Collins

Daughter

Single

3

1878

Mawgan, Cornwall, England

Richard H

Collins

Son

Single

2

1879

Mawgan, Cornwall, England

Edith A

Collins

Daughter

Single

0

1881

Mawgan, Cornwall, England

William

Jewell

Visitor

Single

18

1863

Wendron, Cornwall, England

Eliza

Williams

Servant

Single

15

1866

Constantine, Cornwall, England

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