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Household of Thomas Hosking (born 1831, 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.

Thomas Hosking and 9 other people are on this record

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In the 1881 Census, the household of Thomas Hosking, born in 1831 in St Buryan, Cornwall, consisted of 10 members. Thomas was the head of the household, married to Zenobie Hosking, born in 1831 in St Buryan, Cornwall, England. They had 6 children; Cleophas (born 1856 in St Buryan, Cornwall, England), James T (born 1859 in St Buryan, Cornwall, England), Alexander (born 1864 in St Buryan, Cornwall, England), John (born 1866 in St Buryan, Cornwall, England), William (born 1870 in St Buryan, Cornwall, England) and Edwin (born 1874 in Gulval, Cornwall, England).
During the period, also present in the household were Thomas's Visitor, Mary (born 1823 in St Buryan, Cornwall, England) and Thomas's Servant, Frances (born 1860 in Towednack, Cornwall, England).


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Thomas Hosking's household

Male

Thomas

Hosking

Head
Female

Zenobie

Hosking

Wife
Male

Cleophas

Hosking

Son
Male

James T

Hosking

Son
Male

Alexander

Hosking

Son
Male

John

Hosking

Son
Male

William

Hosking

Son
Male

Edwin

Hosking

Son
Female

Mary

Hutchens

Visitor
Female

Frances

Martin

Servant
First name(s) Thomas
Last name Hosking
Relationship Head
Marital status Married
Age 50
Birth year 1831
Birth place St Buryan, Cornwall, England

Household members (10 people)

First name(s)

Last name

Relationship

Marital status

Age

Birth year

Birth place

Full record

Thomas

Hosking

Head

Married

50

1831

St Buryan, Cornwall, England

Zenobie

Hosking

Wife

Married

50

1831

St Buryan, Cornwall, England

Cleophas

Hosking

Son

Single

25

1856

St Buryan, Cornwall, England

James T

Hosking

Son

Single

22

1859

St Buryan, Cornwall, England

Alexander

Hosking

Son

Single

17

1864

St Buryan, Cornwall, England

John

Hosking

Son

Single

15

1866

St Buryan, Cornwall, England

William

Hosking

Son

Single

11

1870

St Buryan, Cornwall, England

Edwin

Hosking

Son

Single

7

1874

Gulval, Cornwall, England

Mary

Hutchens

Visitor

Married

58

1823

St Buryan, Cornwall, England

Frances

Martin

Servant

Single

21

1860

Towednack, Cornwall, England

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