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Household of Samuel Semmens (born 1832, 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.

Samuel Semmens and 9 other people are on this record

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In the 1881 Census, the household of Samuel Semmens, born in 1832 in Perranuthnoe, Cornwall, consisted of 10 members. Samuel was the head of the household, married to Catherine Semmens, born in 1837 in St Hilary, Cornwall, England. They had 5 children; Kate (born 1862 in St Hilary, Cornwall, England), Emily (born 1868 in St Hilary, Cornwall, England), Samuel (born 1872 in St Hilary, Cornwall, England), E M (born 1879 in St Hilary, Cornwall, England) and W E (born 1881 in St Hilary, Cornwall, England).
During the period, also present in the household were Samuel's Servant, Sarah A (born 1856 in Marazion, Cornwall, England), Samuel's Servant, James (born 1867 in St Hilary, Cornwall, England) and Samuel's Servant, Elizabeth (born 1868 in St Hilary, Cornwall, England).


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Samuel Semmens's household

Male

Samuel

Semmens

Head
Female

Catherine

Semmens

Wife
Female

Kate

Semmens

Daughter
Female

Emily

Semmens

Daughter
Male

Samuel

Semmens

Son
Female

E M

Semmens

Daughter
Male

W E

Semmens

Son
Female

Sarah A

Tregensa

Servant
Male

James

Heskeys

Servant
Female

Elizabeth

Gill

Servant
First name(s) Samuel
Last name Semmens
Relationship Head
Marital status Married
Age 49
Birth year 1832
Birth place Perranuthnoe, Cornwall, England

Household members (10 people)

First name(s)

Last name

Relationship

Marital status

Age

Birth year

Birth place

Full record

Samuel

Semmens

Head

Married

49

1832

Perranuthnoe, Cornwall, England

Catherine

Semmens

Wife

Married

44

1837

St Hilary, Cornwall, England

Kate

Semmens

Daughter

Single

19

1862

St Hilary, Cornwall, England

Emily

Semmens

Daughter

Single

13

1868

St Hilary, Cornwall, England

Samuel

Semmens

Son

Single

9

1872

St Hilary, Cornwall, England

E M

Semmens

Daughter

Single

2

1879

St Hilary, Cornwall, England

W E

Semmens

Son

Single

0

1881

St Hilary, Cornwall, England

Sarah A

Tregensa

Servant

Single

25

1856

Marazion, Cornwall, England

James

Heskeys

Servant

Single

14

1867

St Hilary, Cornwall, England

Elizabeth

Gill

Servant

Single

13

1868

St Hilary, Cornwall, England

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