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Household of Sophia Cornish (born 1830, Cornwall)

1881 England, Wales & Scotland Census in Tavistock, Devon, 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.

Sophia Cornish and 4 other people are on this record

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In the 1881 Census, the household of Sophia Cornish, born in 1830 in Boyton, Cornwall, consisted of 5 members. Sophia was the head of the household, widow. She had 2 children; Frederick W (born 1860 in Tavistock, Devon, England) and Clara L (born 1869 in Tavistock, Devon, England).
During the period, also present in the household were Sophia's Boarder, William (born 1854 in Lamerton, Devon, England) and Sophia's Boarder, Jane (born 1862 in Plymouth, Devon, England).


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Sophia Cornish's household

Female

Sophia

Cornish

Head
Male

Frederick W

Cornish

Son
Female

Clara L

Cornish

Daughter
Male

William

Pellow

Boarder
Female

Jane

Hendy

Boarder
First name(s) Sophia
Last name Cornish
Relationship Head
Marital status Widow
Age 51
Birth year 1830
Birth place Boyton, Cornwall, England

Household members (5 people)

First name(s)

Last name

Relationship

Marital status

Age

Birth year

Birth place

Full record

Sophia

Cornish

Head

Widow

51

1830

Boyton, Cornwall, England

Frederick W

Cornish

Son

Single

21

1860

Tavistock, Devon, England

Clara L

Cornish

Daughter

Single

12

1869

Tavistock, Devon, England

William

Pellow

Boarder

Single

27

1854

Lamerton, Devon, England

Jane

Hendy

Boarder

Single

19

1862

Plymouth, Devon, England

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