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Household of Silas E Martyn (born 1839, Cornwall)

1881 England, Wales & Scotland Census in St Columb, 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.

Silas E Martyn and 10 other people are on this record

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In the 1881 Census, the household of Silas E Martyn, born in 1839 in Wadebridge, Cornwall, consisted of 11 members. Silas E was the head of the household, married to Mary L Martyn, born in 1842 in Bristol, Gloucestershire, England. They had 5 children; James E (born 1865 in St Columb Minor, Cornwall, England), Henry (born 1870 in St Columb Minor, Cornwall, England), Thomas G (born 1871 in St Columb Minor, Cornwall, England), Gertrude E (born 1875 in St Columb Minor, Cornwall, England) and Caroline L (born 1879 in St Columb Minor, Cornwall, England).
During the period, also present in the household were Silas E's Servant, Laura A (born 1856 in Morristown, Devon, England), Silas E's Servant, Elizabeth (born 1835 in Perranzabuloe, Cornwall, England), Silas E's Servant, Mary J (born 1864 in St Kew, Cornwall, England) and Silas E's Servant, John (born 1863 in Cubert, Cornwall, England).


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Silas E Martyn's household

Male

Silas E

Martyn

Head
Female

Mary L

Martyn

Wife
Male

James E

Martyn

Son
Male

Henry

Martyn

Son
Male

Thomas G

Martyn

Son
Female

Gertrude E

Martyn

Daughter
Female

Caroline L

Martyn

Daughter
Female

Laura A

Jago

Servant
Female

Elizabeth

Barkle

Servant
Female

Mary J

Berry

Servant
Male

John

House

Servant
First name(s) Silas E
Last name Martyn
Relationship Head
Marital status Married
Age 42
Birth year 1839
Birth place Wadebridge, Cornwall, England

Household members (11 people)

First name(s)

Last name

Relationship

Marital status

Age

Birth year

Birth place

Full record

Silas E

Martyn

Head

Married

42

1839

Wadebridge, Cornwall, England

Mary L

Martyn

Wife

Married

39

1842

Bristol, Gloucestershire, England

James E

Martyn

Son

Single

16

1865

St Columb Minor, Cornwall, England

Henry

Martyn

Son

Single

11

1870

St Columb Minor, Cornwall, England

Thomas G

Martyn

Son

Single

10

1871

St Columb Minor, Cornwall, England

Gertrude E

Martyn

Daughter

Single

6

1875

St Columb Minor, Cornwall, England

Caroline L

Martyn

Daughter

Single

2

1879

St Columb Minor, Cornwall, England

Laura A

Jago

Servant

Single

25

1856

Morristown, Devon, England

Elizabeth

Barkle

Servant

Widow

46

1835

Perranzabuloe, Cornwall, England

Mary J

Berry

Servant

Single

17

1864

St Kew, Cornwall, England

John

House

Servant

Single

18

1863

Cubert, Cornwall, England

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