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Household of William Cornish (born 1849, Middlesex)

1881 England, Wales & Scotland Census in Shoreditch, London,Middlesex, 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 Cornish and 6 other people are on this record

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In the 1881 Census, the household of William Cornish, born in 1849 in Westminster, Middlesex, consisted of 7 members. William was the head of the household, married to Mary A Cornish, born in 1850 in Chelsea, Middlesex, England. They had 3 children; William (born 1877 in Chelsea, Middlesex, England), Kate (born 1879 in Shoreditch, Middlesex, England) and Ada (born 1881 in Shoreditch, Middlesex, England).
During the period, also present in the household were William's Lodger, Arthur (born 1842 in Leatherhead, Surrey, England) and William's Lodger, Samuel (born 1849 in Surrey, England).


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William Cornish's household

Male

William

Cornish

Head
Female

Mary A

Cornish

Wife
Male

William

Cornish

Son
Female

Kate

Cornish

Daughter
Female

Ada

Cornish

Daughter
Male

Arthur

Shaw

Lodger
Male

Samuel

Seymour

Lodger
First name(s) William
Last name Cornish
Relationship Head
Marital status Married
Age 32
Birth year 1849
Birth place Westminster, Middlesex, England

Household members (7 people)

First name(s)

Last name

Relationship

Marital status

Age

Birth year

Birth place

Full record

William

Cornish

Head

Married

32

1849

Westminster, Middlesex, England

Mary A

Cornish

Wife

Married

31

1850

Chelsea, Middlesex, England

William

Cornish

Son

Single

4

1877

Chelsea, Middlesex, England

Kate

Cornish

Daughter

Single

2

1879

Shoreditch, Middlesex, England

Ada

Cornish

Daughter

Single

0

1881

Shoreditch, Middlesex, England

Arthur

Shaw

Lodger

Single

39

1842

Leatherhead, Surrey, England

Samuel

Seymour

Lodger

Married

32

1849

Surrey, England

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