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Household of William Cornish (born 1834, Pembrokeshire)

1881 England, Wales & Scotland Census in Sheppey, Kent, 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 7 other people are on this record

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In the 1881 Census, the household of William Cornish, born in 1834 in Pembroke Dock, Pembrokeshire, consisted of 8 members. William was the head of the household, married to Dorcas H Cornish, born in 1837 in Sheerness, Kent, England. They had 6 children; Oliver (born 1862 in Sheerness, Kent, England), Harriett E (born 1864 in Sheerness, Kent, England), Albert H (born 1867 in Sheerness, Kent, England), Walter (born 1869 in Sheerness, Kent, England), Sarah J (born 1872 in Sheerness, Kent, England) and Gertrude (born 1874 in Sheerness, Kent, England).


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William Cornish's household

Male

William

Cornish

Head
Female

Dorcas H

Cornish

Wife
Male

Oliver

Cornish

Son
Female

Harriett E

Cornish

Daughter
Male

Albert H

Cornish

Son
Male

Walter

Cornish

Son
Female

Sarah J

Cornish

Daughter
Female

Gertrude

Cornish

Daughter
First name(s) William
Last name Cornish
Relationship Head
Marital status Married
Age 47
Birth year 1834
Birth place Pembroke Dock, Pembrokeshire, Wales

Household members (8 people)

First name(s)

Last name

Relationship

Marital status

Age

Birth year

Birth place

Full record

William

Cornish

Head

Married

47

1834

Pembroke Dock, Pembrokeshire, Wales

Dorcas H

Cornish

Wife

Married

44

1837

Sheerness, Kent, England

Oliver

Cornish

Son

Single

19

1862

Sheerness, Kent, England

Harriett E

Cornish

Daughter

Single

17

1864

Sheerness, Kent, England

Albert H

Cornish

Son

Single

14

1867

Sheerness, Kent, England

Walter

Cornish

Son

Single

12

1869

Sheerness, Kent, England

Sarah J

Cornish

Daughter

Single

9

1872

Sheerness, Kent, England

Gertrude

Cornish

Daughter

Single

7

1874

Sheerness, Kent, England

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