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Household of William Cornish (born 1844, Cornwall)

1881 England, Wales & Scotland Census in Burnley, Lancashire, 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 5 other people are on this record

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In the 1881 Census, the household of William Cornish, born in 1844 in Frogpool, Cornwall, consisted of 6 members. William was the head of the household, married to Elizabeth Cornish, born in 1850 in Frogpool, Cornwall, England. They had 3 children; Elizabeth A (born 1873 in Frogpool, Cornwall, England), William G (born 1877 in Frogpool, Cornwall, England) and Beatrice M (born 1878 in Lancashire, England).
During the period, also present in the household was William's Boarder, William J Dunstan, born in 1863 in Twelveheads, Cornwall, England.


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William Cornish's household

Male

William

Cornish

Head
Female

Elizabeth

Cornish

Wife
Female

Elizabeth A

Cornish

Daughter
Male

William G

Cornish

Son
Female

Beatrice M

Cornish

Daughter
Male

William J

Dunstan

Boarder
First name(s) William
Last name Cornish
Relationship Head
Marital status Married
Age 37
Birth year 1844
Birth place Frogpool, Cornwall, England

Household members (6 people)

First name(s)

Last name

Relationship

Marital status

Age

Birth year

Birth place

Full record

William

Cornish

Head

Married

37

1844

Frogpool, Cornwall, England

Elizabeth

Cornish

Wife

Married

31

1850

Frogpool, Cornwall, England

Elizabeth A

Cornish

Daughter

Single

8

1873

Frogpool, Cornwall, England

William G

Cornish

Son

Single

4

1877

Frogpool, Cornwall, England

Beatrice M

Cornish

Daughter

Single

3

1878

Lancashire, England

William J

Dunstan

Boarder

Single

18

1863

Twelveheads, Cornwall, England

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