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Household of Thomas Cornish (born 1838, Cornwall)

1881 England, Wales & Scotland Census in Bideford, 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.

Thomas Cornish and 8 other people are on this record

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In the 1881 Census, the household of Thomas Cornish, born in 1838 in Morwenstow, Cornwall, consisted of 9 members. Thomas was the head of the household, married to Margaret Cornish, born in 1844 in Hartland, Devon, England. They had 6 children; Andrew (born 1868 in Kilkhampton, Cornwall, England), Ellen (born 1871 in Kilkhampton, Cornwall, England), Elizabeth (born 1872 in Bradworthy, Devon, England), William H (born 1875 in Hartland, Devon, England), Maria (born 1878 in Hartland, Devon, England) and Emily (born 1881 in Hartland, Devon, England).
During the period, also present in the household was Thomas's Mother In Law, Elizabeth Prust, born in 1814 in Hartland, Devon, England.


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Thomas Cornish's household

Male

Thomas

Cornish

Head
Female

Margaret

Cornish

Wife
Male

Andrew

Cornish

Son
Female

Ellen

Cornish

Daughter
Female

Elizabeth

Cornish

Daughter
Male

William H

Cornish

Son
Female

Maria

Cornish

Daughter
Female

Emily

Cornish

Daughter
Female

Elizabeth

Prust

Mother In Law
First name(s) Thomas
Last name Cornish
Relationship Head
Marital status Married
Age 43
Birth year 1838
Birth place Morwenstow, Cornwall, England

Household members (9 people)

First name(s)

Last name

Relationship

Marital status

Age

Birth year

Birth place

Full record

Thomas

Cornish

Head

Married

43

1838

Morwenstow, Cornwall, England

Margaret

Cornish

Wife

Married

37

1844

Hartland, Devon, England

Andrew

Cornish

Son

Single

13

1868

Kilkhampton, Cornwall, England

Ellen

Cornish

Daughter

Single

10

1871

Kilkhampton, Cornwall, England

Elizabeth

Cornish

Daughter

Single

9

1872

Bradworthy, Devon, England

William H

Cornish

Son

Single

6

1875

Hartland, Devon, England

Maria

Cornish

Daughter

Single

3

1878

Hartland, Devon, England

Emily

Cornish

Daughter

Single

0

1881

Hartland, Devon, England

Elizabeth

Prust

Mother In Law

Widow

67

1814

Hartland, Devon, England

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