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Household of Samuel Persey (born 1823, Cornwall)

1881 England, Wales & Scotland Census in Greenwich, London,Kent, 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 Persey and 2 other people are on this record

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In the 1881 Census, the household of Samuel Persey, born in 1823 in Penryn, Cornwall, consisted of 3 members. Samuel was the head of the household, married to Elizabeth Scoffin, born in 1835 in Soulby, Lincolnshire, England.
During the period, also present in the household were Samuel's Servant, Elizabeth (born 1835 in Soulby, Lincolnshire, England) and Samuel's Boarder, George (born 1831 in Stevenage, Hertfordshire, England).


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Samuel Persey's household

Male

Samuel

Persey

Head
Female

Elizabeth

Scoffin

Servant
Male

George

Brown

Boarder
First name(s) Samuel
Last name Persey
Relationship Head
Marital status Married
Age 58
Birth year 1823
Birth place Penryn, Cornwall, England

Household members (3 people)

First name(s)

Last name

Relationship

Marital status

Age

Birth year

Birth place

Full record

Samuel

Persey

Head

Married

58

1823

Penryn, Cornwall, England

Elizabeth

Scoffin

Servant

Widow

46

1835

Soulby, Lincolnshire, England

George

Brown

Boarder

Single

50

1831

Stevenage, Hertfordshire, England

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