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Household of Richard Cornish (born 1840, 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.

Richard Cornish and 7 other people are on this record

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In the 1881 Census, the household of Richard Cornish, born in 1840 in Cornwall, consisted of 8 members. Richard was the head of the household, married to Mary L Cornish, born in 1841 in Penzance, Cornwall, England. They had 6 children; Bessie S (born 1865 in Cornwall, England), Margaret C (born 1866 in Cornwall, England), Mary L (born 1868 in Cornwall, England), Richard (born 1870 in Cornwall, England), Florence A (born 1877 in Cornwall, England) and Edith C (born 1880 in Cornwall, England).


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Richard Cornish's household

Male

Richard

Cornish

Head
Female

Mary L

Cornish

Wife
Female

Bessie S

Cornish

Daughter
Female

Margaret C

Cornish

Daughter
Female

Mary L

Cornish

Daughter
Male

Richard

Cornish

Son
Female

Florence A

Cornish

Daughter
Female

Edith C

Cornish

Daughter
First name(s) Richard
Last name Cornish
Relationship Head
Marital status Married
Age 41
Birth year 1840
Birth place Cornwall, England

Household members (8 people)

First name(s)

Last name

Relationship

Marital status

Age

Birth year

Birth place

Full record

Richard

Cornish

Head

Married

41

1840

Cornwall, England

Mary L

Cornish

Wife

Married

40

1841

Penzance, Cornwall, England

Bessie S

Cornish

Daughter

Single

16

1865

Cornwall, England

Margaret C

Cornish

Daughter

Single

15

1866

Cornwall, England

Mary L

Cornish

Daughter

Single

13

1868

Cornwall, England

Richard

Cornish

Son

Single

11

1870

Cornwall, England

Florence A

Cornish

Daughter

Single

4

1877

Cornwall, England

Edith C

Cornish

Daughter

Single

1

1880

Cornwall, England

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