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Household of Thomas Penn (born 1850, Staffordshire)

1881 England, Wales & Scotland Census in Dudley, Staffordshire, 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 Penn and 5 other people are on this record

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In the 1881 Census, the household of Thomas Penn, born in 1850 in Cradley Heath, Staffordshire, consisted of 6 members. Thomas was the head of the household, married to Sarah S Penn, born in 1849 in Rowley Regis, Staffordshire, England. They had 3 children; Joseph S (born 1873 in Cradley Heath, Staffordshire, England), Mary E L (born 1876 in Cradley Heath, Staffordshire, England) and Aleka (born 1879 in Cradley Heath, Staffordshire, England).
During the period, also present in the household was Thomas's Servant, Esther Grove, born in 1867 in Cradley, Worcestershire, England.


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Thomas Penn's household

Male

Thomas

Penn

Head
Female

Sarah S

Penn

Wife
Male

Joseph S

Penn

Son
Female

Mary E L

Penn

Daughter
Female

Aleka

Penn

Daughter
Female

Esther

Grove

Servant
First name(s) Thomas
Last name Penn
Relationship Head
Marital status Married
Age 31
Birth year 1850
Birth place Cradley Heath, Staffordshire, England

Household members (6 people)

First name(s)

Last name

Relationship

Marital status

Age

Birth year

Birth place

Full record

Thomas

Penn

Head

Married

31

1850

Cradley Heath, Staffordshire, England

Sarah S

Penn

Wife

Married

32

1849

Rowley Regis, Staffordshire, England

Joseph S

Penn

Son

Single

8

1873

Cradley Heath, Staffordshire, England

Mary E L

Penn

Daughter

Single

5

1876

Cradley Heath, Staffordshire, England

Aleka

Penn

Daughter

Single

2

1879

Cradley Heath, Staffordshire, England

Esther

Grove

Servant

Single

14

1867

Cradley, Worcestershire, England

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