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Household of Sophia Major (born 1835, 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.

Sophia Major and 3 other people are on this record

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In the 1881 Census, the household of Sophia Major, born in 1835 in Madron, Cornwall, consisted of 4 members. Sophia was the head of the household, married to Mary Major, born in 1852 in Gulval, Cornwall, England. They had 3 children; Mary (born 1852 in Gulval, Cornwall, England), William (born 1867 in Madron, Cornwall, England) and John (born 1868 in Madron, Cornwall, England).


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Sophia Major's household

Female

Sophia

Major

Head
Female

Mary

Major

Daughter
Male

William

Major

Son
Male

John

Major

Son
First name(s) Sophia
Last name Major
Relationship Head
Marital status Married
Age 46
Birth year 1835
Birth place Madron, Cornwall, England

Household members (4 people)

First name(s)

Last name

Relationship

Marital status

Age

Birth year

Birth place

Full record

Sophia

Major

Head

Married

46

1835

Madron, Cornwall, England

Mary

Major

Daughter

Single

29

1852

Gulval, Cornwall, England

William

Major

Son

Single

14

1867

Madron, Cornwall, England

John

Major

Son

Single

13

1868

Madron, Cornwall, England

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