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Household of Thomas Cornwall (born 1843, Midlothian)

1881 England, Wales & Scotland Census in Tranent, Haddingtonshire (East Lothian), Scotland

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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 Cornwall and 6 other people are on this record

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In the 1881 Census, the household of Thomas Cornwall, born in 1843 in Newbattle, Midlothian, consisted of 7 members. Thomas was the head of the household, married to Elisabeth B Cornwall, born in 1847 in Edinburgh, Midlothian, Scotland. They had 4 children; Francis (born 1876 in Edinburgh, Midlothian, Scotland), James T (born 1878 in Tranent, Haddingtonshire (East Lothian), Scotland), Thomas (born 1879 in Edinburgh, Midlothian, Scotland) and Susan A (born 1881 in Tranent, Haddingtonshire (East Lothian), Scotland).
During the period, also present in the household was Thomas's Servant, Christina Kerr, born in 1863 in Linlithgowshire (West Lothian), Scotland.


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Thomas Cornwall's household

Male

Thomas

Cornwall

Head
Female

Elisabeth B

Cornwall

Wife
Male

Francis

Cornwall

Son
Male

James T

Cornwall

Son
Male

Thomas

Cornwall

Son
Female

Susan A

Cornwall

Daughter
Female

Christina

Kerr

Servant
First name(s) Thomas
Last name Cornwall
Relationship Head
Marital status Married
Age 38
Birth year 1843
Birth place Newbattle, Midlothian, Scotland

Household members (7 people)

First name(s)

Last name

Relationship

Marital status

Age

Birth year

Birth place

Full record

Thomas

Cornwall

Head

Married

38

1843

Newbattle, Midlothian, Scotland

Elisabeth B

Cornwall

Wife

Married

34

1847

Edinburgh, Midlothian, Scotland

Francis

Cornwall

Son

-

5

1876

Edinburgh, Midlothian, Scotland

James T

Cornwall

Son

-

3

1878

Tranent, Haddingtonshire (East Lothian), Scotland

Thomas

Cornwall

Son

-

2

1879

Edinburgh, Midlothian, Scotland

Susan A

Cornwall

Daughter

-

0

1881

Tranent, Haddingtonshire (East Lothian), Scotland

Christina

Kerr

Servant

Unmarried

18

1863

Linlithgowshire (West Lothian), Scotland

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