Skip to content
  • Start free trial
An original census record

Start a free trial to view

Get access to the original record, as well as a map showing the local area at the time

Household of William Chirgwin (born 1809, Cornwall)

1881 England, Wales & Scotland Census in Penzance, Cornwall, England

More informationkeyboard_arrow_down

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.

William Chirgwin and 3 other people are on this record

More informationkeyboard_arrow_down

In the 1881 Census, the household of William Chirgwin, born in 1809 in Paul, Cornwall, consisted of 4 members. William was the head of the household, widower. He had 1 child; William L, born 1845 in Penzance, Cornwall, England.
During the period, also present in the household were William's Daughter In Law, Mary (born 1850 in St Ives, Cornwall, England) and William's Servant, Ellen (born 1858 in Paul, Cornwall, England).


Get access to the original record, as well as a map showing the local area at the time

William Chirgwin's household

Male

William

Chirgwin

Head
Male

William L

Chirgwin

Son
Female

Mary

Chirgwin

Daughter In Law
Female

Ellen

Thomas

Servant
First name(s) William
Last name Chirgwin
Relationship Head
Marital status Widower
Age 72
Birth year 1809
Birth place Paul, Cornwall, England

Household members (4 people)

First name(s)

Last name

Relationship

Marital status

Age

Birth year

Birth place

Full record

William

Chirgwin

Head

Widower

72

1809

Paul, Cornwall, England

William L

Chirgwin

Son

Married

36

1845

Penzance, Cornwall, England

Mary

Chirgwin

Daughter In Law

Married

31

1850

St Ives, Cornwall, England

Ellen

Thomas

Servant

Single

23

1858

Paul, Cornwall, England

Explore Findmypast's newspaper collections

Explore the 1881 Census and millions of historical records for free with Findmypast. Find out more about the household of William Chirgwin in Penzance in 1881, and follow the Chirgwin family through time in other national records, newspapers and more.

We've found family trees for William Chirgwin

We’ve found William Chirgwin in 5 family trees. Find out more about William Chirgwin's household and view the Chirgwin family in family trees created by Findmypast members.

Not who you're looking for?

Other households on nearby pages of the 1881 Census