Esther Melhwish
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Household of Sophia Oliver (born 1820, Cornwall)
1881 England, Wales & Scotland Census in Swansea, Glamorganshire, Wales
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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 Oliver and 5 other people are on this record
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In the 1881 Census, the household of Sophia Oliver, born in 1820 in Charlestown, Cornwall, consisted of 6 members. Sophia was the head of the household, widow. She had 3 children; Kate (born 1855 in Swansea, Glamorganshire, Wales), Maggie (born 1857 in Swansea, Glamorganshire, Wales) and Harriet (born 1861 in Swansea, Glamorganshire, Wales).
During the period, also present in the household were Sophia's Visitor, Esther S (born 1813 in Swansea, Glamorganshire, Wales) and Sophia's Servant, Hannah (born 1857 in Kidwelly, Carmarthenshire, Wales).
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Sophia Oliver's household
Sophia
Oliver
Head
Kate
Oliver
Daughter
Maggie
Oliver
Daughter
Harriet
Oliver
Daughter
Esther S
Melhwish
Visitor
Hannah
Grabell
Servant
| First name(s) | Sophia |
| Last name | Oliver |
| Relationship | Head |
| Marital status | Widow |
| Age | 61 |
| Birth year | 1820 |
| Birth place | Charlestown, Cornwall, England |
Household members (6 people)
First name(s) | Last name | Relationship | Marital status | Age | Birth year | Birth place | Full record |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
Sophia | Oliver | Head | Widow | 61 | 1820 | Charlestown, Cornwall, England | |
Kate | Oliver | Daughter | Single | 26 | 1855 | Swansea, Glamorganshire, Wales | |
Maggie | Oliver | Daughter | Single | 24 | 1857 | Swansea, Glamorganshire, Wales | |
Harriet | Oliver | Daughter | Single | 20 | 1861 | Swansea, Glamorganshire, Wales | |
Esther S | Melhwish | Visitor | Single | 68 | 1813 | Swansea, Glamorganshire, Wales | |
Hannah | Grabell | Servant | Single | 24 | 1857 | Kidwelly, Carmarthenshire, Wales |
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