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Household of William Cornelius (born 1825)

1881 England, Wales & Scotland Census in Chard, Somerset, 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 7 other people are on this record

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In the 1881 Census, the household of William Cornelius, born in 1825 in , consisted of 8 members. William was the head of the household, married to Mary A Cornelius, born in 1829 in Thorncombe, Dorset, England. They had 5 children; Albert (born 1851 in Chard, Somerset, England), Elizabeth (born 1854 in Chard, Somerset, England), Julia (born 1857 in Chard, Somerset, England), Clara F (born 1862 in Chard, Somerset, England) and Frederick (born 1864 in Chard, Somerset, England).
During the period, also present in the household was William's Servant, Amelia Taylor, born in 1864 in Castle Cary, Somerset, England.


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William Cornelius's household

Male

William

Cornelius

Head
Female

Mary A

Cornelius

Wife
Male

Albert

Cornelius

Son
Female

Elizabeth

Cornelius

Daughter
Female

Julia

Cornelius

Daughter
Female

Clara F

Cornelius

Daughter
Male

Frederick

Cornelius

Son
Female

Amelia

Taylor

Servant
First name(s) William
Last name Cornelius
Relationship Head
Marital status Married
Age 56
Birth year 1825
Birth place Ireland

Household members (8 people)

First name(s)

Last name

Relationship

Marital status

Age

Birth year

Birth place

Full record

William

Cornelius

Head

Married

56

1825

Ireland

Mary A

Cornelius

Wife

Married

52

1829

Thorncombe, Dorset, England

Albert

Cornelius

Son

Married

30

1851

Chard, Somerset, England

Elizabeth

Cornelius

Daughter

Single

27

1854

Chard, Somerset, England

Julia

Cornelius

Daughter

Single

24

1857

Chard, Somerset, England

Clara F

Cornelius

Daughter

Single

19

1862

Chard, Somerset, England

Frederick

Cornelius

Son

Single

17

1864

Chard, Somerset, England

Amelia

Taylor

Servant

Single

17

1864

Castle Cary, Somerset, England

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