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Household of William Eddy (born 1811, Cornwall)

1881 England, Wales & Scotland Census in Penzance, Cornwall, 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 Eddy and 8 other people are on this record

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In the 1881 Census, the household of William Eddy, born in 1811 in Sancreed, Cornwall, consisted of 9 members. William was the head of the household, married to Prudence Eddy, born in 1807 in St Just, Cornwall, England. They had 6 children; William (born 1840 in Sancreed, Cornwall, England), Prudence A (born 1872 in Penzance, Cornwall, England), Eliza (born 1874 in Camborne, Cornwall, England), Mary L (born 1877 in Penzance, Cornwall, England), William E (born 1879 in Penzance, Cornwall, England) and Richard (born 1881 in Penzance, Cornwall, England).
During the period, also present in the household was William's Sons Wife, Grace Eddy, born in 1846 in Breage, Cornwall, England.


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William Eddy's household

Male

William

Eddy

Head
Female

Prudence

Eddy

Wife
Male

William

Eddy

Son
Female

Grace

Eddy

Sons Wife
Female

Prudence A

Eddy

Daughter
Female

Eliza

Eddy

Daughter
Female

Mary L

Eddy

Daughter
Male

William E

Eddy

Son
Male

Richard

Eddy

Son
First name(s) William
Last name Eddy
Relationship Head
Marital status Married
Age 70
Birth year 1811
Birth place Sancreed, Cornwall, England

Household members (9 people)

First name(s)

Last name

Relationship

Marital status

Age

Birth year

Birth place

Full record

William

Eddy

Head

Married

70

1811

Sancreed, Cornwall, England

Prudence

Eddy

Wife

Married

74

1807

St Just, Cornwall, England

William

Eddy

Son

Married

41

1840

Sancreed, Cornwall, England

Grace

Eddy

Sons Wife

Married

35

1846

Breage, Cornwall, England

Prudence A

Eddy

Daughter

Single

9

1872

Penzance, Cornwall, England

Eliza

Eddy

Daughter

Single

7

1874

Camborne, Cornwall, England

Mary L

Eddy

Daughter

Single

4

1877

Penzance, Cornwall, England

William E

Eddy

Son

Single

2

1879

Penzance, Cornwall, England

Richard

Eddy

Son

Single

0

1881

Penzance, Cornwall, England

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