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Household of Samuel L Cornish (born 1807, Devon)

1881 England, Wales & Scotland Census in Hackney, London,Middlesex, 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 L Cornish and 8 other people are on this record

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In the 1881 Census, the household of Samuel L Cornish, born in 1807 in Devonport, Devon, consisted of 9 members. Samuel L was the head of the household, married to Margaret C Cornish, born in 1811 in Devonport, Devon, England. They had 2 children; Margaret E (born 1833 in Devonport, Devon, England) and Kate C (born 1850 in Stepney, Middlesex, England). They had 4 grandchildren; Edith E (born 1868 in Hackney, Middlesex, England), Kate J (born 1869 in Hackney, Middlesex, England), Edwin (born 1872 in Hackney, Middlesex, England) and Blanche (born 1874 in Hackney, Middlesex, England).
During the period, also present in the household was Samuel L's Brother In Law, John Lock, born in 1815 in Devonport, Devon, England.


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Samuel L Cornish's household

Male

Samuel L

Cornish

Head
Female

Margaret C

Cornish

Wife
Female

Margaret E

Cornish

Daughter
Female

Kate C

Cornish

Daughter
Female

Edith E

Smithers

Grand Daughter
Female

Kate J

Smithers

Grand Daughter
Male

Edwin

Smithers

Grand Son
Female

Blanche

Smithers

Grand Daughter
Male

John

Lock

Brother In Law
First name(s) Samuel L
Last name Cornish
Relationship Head
Marital status Married
Age 74
Birth year 1807
Birth place Devonport, Devon, England

Household members (9 people)

First name(s)

Last name

Relationship

Marital status

Age

Birth year

Birth place

Full record

Samuel L

Cornish

Head

Married

74

1807

Devonport, Devon, England

Margaret C

Cornish

Wife

Married

70

1811

Devonport, Devon, England

Margaret E

Cornish

Daughter

Married

48

1833

Devonport, Devon, England

Kate C

Cornish

Daughter

Single

31

1850

Stepney, Middlesex, England

Edith E

Smithers

Grand Daughter

Single

13

1868

Hackney, Middlesex, England

Kate J

Smithers

Grand Daughter

Single

12

1869

Hackney, Middlesex, England

Edwin

Smithers

Grand Son

Single

9

1872

Hackney, Middlesex, England

Blanche

Smithers

Grand Daughter

Single

7

1874

Hackney, Middlesex, England

John

Lock

Brother In Law

Single

66

1815

Devonport, Devon, England

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