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Household of Ruth Jenkin (born 1811, 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.

Ruth Jenkin and 11 other people are on this record

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In the 1881 Census, the household of Ruth Jenkin, born in 1811 in Penzance, Cornwall, consisted of 12 members. Ruth was the head of the household, widow. She had 3 children; Ruth (born 1838 in Penzance, Cornwall, England), Robert (born 1858 in Penzance, Cornwall, England) and Martha (born 1851 in Penzance, Cornwall, England). She had 6 grandchildren; Fred (born 1864 in Penzance, Cornwall, England), Ernest (born 1870 in Penzance, Cornwall, England), Edward (born 1875 in Penzance, Cornwall, England), Rose (born 1878 in Penzance, Cornwall, England), James S (born 1872 in Paul, Cornwall, England) and William (born 1874 in Paul, Cornwall, England).
During the period, also present in the household were Ruth's Son In Law, William H (born 1834 in Penzance, Cornwall, England) and Ruth's Son In Law, James S (born 1836 in Paul, Cornwall, England).


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Ruth Jenkin's household

Female

Ruth

Jenkin

Head
Female

Ruth

Jenkin

Daughter
Male

William H

Richards

Son In Law
Male

Fred

Richards

Grand Son
Male

Ernest

Richards

Grand Son
Male

Edward

Richards

Grand Son
Female

Rose

Richards

Grand Daughter
Male

Robert

Jenkin

Son
Female

Martha

Simons

Daughter
Male

James S

Simons

Son In Law
Male

James S

Simons

Grand Son
Male

William

Simons

Grand Son
First name(s) Ruth
Last name Jenkin
Relationship Head
Marital status Widow
Age 70
Birth year 1811
Birth place Penzance, Cornwall, England

Household members (12 people)

First name(s)

Last name

Relationship

Marital status

Age

Birth year

Birth place

Full record

Ruth

Jenkin

Head

Widow

70

1811

Penzance, Cornwall, England

Ruth

Jenkin

Daughter

Married

43

1838

Penzance, Cornwall, England

William H

Richards

Son In Law

Married

47

1834

Penzance, Cornwall, England

Fred

Richards

Grand Son

Single

17

1864

Penzance, Cornwall, England

Ernest

Richards

Grand Son

Single

11

1870

Penzance, Cornwall, England

Edward

Richards

Grand Son

Single

6

1875

Penzance, Cornwall, England

Rose

Richards

Grand Daughter

Single

3

1878

Penzance, Cornwall, England

Robert

Jenkin

Son

Single

23

1858

Penzance, Cornwall, England

Martha

Simons

Daughter

Married

30

1851

Penzance, Cornwall, England

James S

Simons

Son In Law

Married

45

1836

Paul, Cornwall, England

James S

Simons

Grand Son

Single

9

1872

Paul, Cornwall, England

William

Simons

Grand Son

Single

7

1874

Paul, Cornwall, England

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