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Household of William Cornelius (born 1849, Kent)

1881 England, Wales & Scotland Census in Hastings, Sussex, 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.

William Cornelius and 9 other people are on this record

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In the 1881 Census, the household of William Cornelius, born in 1849 in Littlebourne, Kent, consisted of 10 members. William was the head of the household, married to Julia Cornelius, born in 1851 in Westbury, Shropshire, England. They had 6 children; William (born 1871 in Hastings, Sussex, England), Rosa (born 1873 in Hastings, Sussex, England), Charles (born 1875 in Hastings, Sussex, England), Arthur (born 1877 in Hastings, Sussex, England), Frank (born 1879 in Hastings, Sussex, England) and George (born 1881 in Hastings, Sussex, England).
During the period, also present in the household were William's Aunt, Rosa (born 1832 in Ickham, Kent, England) and William's Lodger, Sarah (born 1826 in Staplefield, Sussex, England).


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William Cornelius's household

Male

William

Cornelius

Head
Female

Julia

Cornelius

Wife
Male

William

Cornelius

Son
Female

Rosa

Cornelius

Daughter
Male

Charles

Cornelius

Son
Male

Arthur

Cornelius

Son
Male

Frank

Cornelius

Son
Male

George

Cornelius

Son
Female

Rosa

Cornelius

Aunt
Female

Sarah

Wood

Lodger
First name(s) William
Last name Cornelius
Relationship Head
Marital status Married
Age 32
Birth year 1849
Birth place Littlebourne, Kent, England

Household members (10 people)

First name(s)

Last name

Relationship

Marital status

Age

Birth year

Birth place

Full record

William

Cornelius

Head

Married

32

1849

Littlebourne, Kent, England

Julia

Cornelius

Wife

Married

30

1851

Westbury, Shropshire, England

William

Cornelius

Son

Single

10

1871

Hastings, Sussex, England

Rosa

Cornelius

Daughter

Single

8

1873

Hastings, Sussex, England

Charles

Cornelius

Son

Single

6

1875

Hastings, Sussex, England

Arthur

Cornelius

Son

Single

4

1877

Hastings, Sussex, England

Frank

Cornelius

Son

Single

2

1879

Hastings, Sussex, England

George

Cornelius

Son

Single

0

1881

Hastings, Sussex, England

Rosa

Cornelius

Aunt

Single

49

1832

Ickham, Kent, England

Sarah

Wood

Lodger

Widow

55

1826

Staplefield, Sussex, England

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