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Household of Sarah Gain (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.

Sarah Gain and 4 other people are on this record

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In the 1881 Census, the household of Sarah Gain, born in 1832 in Paul, Cornwall, consisted of 5 members. Sarah was the head of the household, widow. She had 3 children; Emma (born 1865 in Penzance, Cornwall, England), Edith (born 1870 in Penzance, Cornwall, England) and Mary Ellen (born 1873 in Penzance, Cornwall, England).
During the period, also present in the household was Sarah's Lodger, Annie Lawry, born in 1859 in Sancreed, Cornwall, England.


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Sarah Gain's household

Female

Sarah

Gain

Head
Female

Emma

Gain

Daughter
Female

Edith

Gain

Daughter
Female

Mary Ellen

Gain

Daughter
Female

Annie

Lawry

Lodger
First name(s) Sarah
Last name Gain
Relationship Head
Marital status Widow
Age 49
Birth year 1832
Birth place Paul, Cornwall, England

Household members (5 people)

First name(s)

Last name

Relationship

Marital status

Age

Birth year

Birth place

Full record

Sarah

Gain

Head

Widow

49

1832

Paul, Cornwall, England

Emma

Gain

Daughter

Single

16

1865

Penzance, Cornwall, England

Edith

Gain

Daughter

Single

11

1870

Penzance, Cornwall, England

Mary Ellen

Gain

Daughter

Single

8

1873

Penzance, Cornwall, England

Annie

Lawry

Lodger

Single

22

1859

Sancreed, Cornwall, England

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