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Household of Samuel Brenton (born 1847, 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.

Samuel Brenton and 6 other people are on this record

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In the 1881 Census, the household of Samuel Brenton, born in 1847 in Poughill, Cornwall, consisted of 7 members. Samuel was the head of the household, married to E Jane Brenton, born in 1849 in St Minver, Cornwall, England. They had 5 children; Mary Jane (born 1871 in St Breock, Cornwall, England), Rhoda (born 1872 in St Minver, Cornwall, England), W John (born 1875 in St Minver, Cornwall, England), Samuel (born 1878 in Little Petherick, Cornwall, England) and Jessie (born 1880 in Little Petherick, Cornwall, England).


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Samuel Brenton's household

Male

Samuel

Brenton

Head
Female

E Jane

Brenton

Wife
Female

Mary Jane

Brenton

Daughter
Female

Rhoda

Brenton

Daughter
Male

W John

Brenton

Son
Male

Samuel

Brenton

Son
Female

Jessie

Brenton

Daughter
First name(s) Samuel
Last name Brenton
Relationship Head
Marital status Married
Age 34
Birth year 1847
Birth place Poughill, Cornwall, England

Household members (7 people)

First name(s)

Last name

Relationship

Marital status

Age

Birth year

Birth place

Full record

Samuel

Brenton

Head

Married

34

1847

Poughill, Cornwall, England

E Jane

Brenton

Wife

Married

32

1849

St Minver, Cornwall, England

Mary Jane

Brenton

Daughter

Single

10

1871

St Breock, Cornwall, England

Rhoda

Brenton

Daughter

Single

9

1872

St Minver, Cornwall, England

W John

Brenton

Son

Single

6

1875

St Minver, Cornwall, England

Samuel

Brenton

Son

Single

3

1878

Little Petherick, Cornwall, England

Jessie

Brenton

Daughter

Single

1

1880

Little Petherick, Cornwall, England

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