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Household of Samuel Serpell (born 1837, Cornwall)

1881 England, Wales & Scotland Census in Truro, 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 Serpell and 4 other people are on this record

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In the 1881 Census, the household of Samuel Serpell, born in 1837 in Pool, Cornwall, consisted of 5 members. Samuel was the head of the household, married to Ellen F Serpell, born in 1835 in Brigg, Lincolnshire, England. They had 2 children; Ada J (born 1870 in Truro, Cornwall, England) and Edith (born 1873 in Truro, Cornwall, England).
During the period, also present in the household was Samuel's Servant, Bessie Cocking, born in 1862 in St Agnes, Cornwall, England.


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Samuel Serpell's household

Male

Samuel

Serpell

Head
Female

Ellen F

Serpell

Wife
Female

Ada J

Serpell

Daughter
Female

Edith

Serpell

Daughter
Female

Bessie

Cocking

Servant
First name(s) Samuel
Last name Serpell
Relationship Head
Marital status Married
Age 44
Birth year 1837
Birth place Pool, Cornwall, England

Household members (5 people)

First name(s)

Last name

Relationship

Marital status

Age

Birth year

Birth place

Full record

Samuel

Serpell

Head

Married

44

1837

Pool, Cornwall, England

Ellen F

Serpell

Wife

Married

46

1835

Brigg, Lincolnshire, England

Ada J

Serpell

Daughter

Single

11

1870

Truro, Cornwall, England

Edith

Serpell

Daughter

Single

8

1873

Truro, Cornwall, England

Bessie

Cocking

Servant

Single

19

1862

St Agnes, Cornwall, England

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