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Household of William Cornwell (born 1845, Suffolk)

1881 England, Wales & Scotland Census in Chester Le Street, Durham, 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 Cornwell and 7 other people are on this record

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In the 1881 Census, the household of William Cornwell, born in 1845 in Mildenhall, Suffolk, consisted of 8 members. William was the head of the household, married to Hannah Cornwell, born in 1843 in Fatfield, Durham, England. They had 6 children; William (born 1868 in Durham, England), George (born 1871 in Portobello, Durham, England), Thomas (born 1874 in Portobello, Durham, England), John (born 1877 in Portobello, Durham, England), Susannah (born 1879 in Portobello, Durham, England) and Mary Lynn (born 1881 in Portobello, Durham, England).


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William Cornwell's household

Male

William

Cornwell

Head
Female

Hannah

Cornwell

Wife
Male

William

Cornwell

Son
Male

George

Cornwell

Son
Male

Thomas

Cornwell

Son
Male

John

Cornwell

Son
Female

Susannah

Cornwell

Daughter
Female

Mary Lynn

Cornwell

Daughter
First name(s) William
Last name Cornwell
Relationship Head
Marital status Married
Age 36
Birth year 1845
Birth place Mildenhall, Suffolk, England

Household members (8 people)

First name(s)

Last name

Relationship

Marital status

Age

Birth year

Birth place

Full record

William

Cornwell

Head

Married

36

1845

Mildenhall, Suffolk, England

Hannah

Cornwell

Wife

Married

38

1843

Fatfield, Durham, England

William

Cornwell

Son

Single

13

1868

Durham, England

George

Cornwell

Son

Single

10

1871

Portobello, Durham, England

Thomas

Cornwell

Son

Single

7

1874

Portobello, Durham, England

John

Cornwell

Son

Single

4

1877

Portobello, Durham, England

Susannah

Cornwell

Daughter

Single

2

1879

Portobello, Durham, England

Mary Lynn

Cornwell

Daughter

Single

0

1881

Portobello, Durham, England

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