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Household of William Eddy (born 1833, 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 1833 in St Just, Cornwall, consisted of 9 members. William was the head of the household, married to Mary Ann Eddy, born in 1827 in Sancreed, Cornwall, England. They had 5 children; Matthew (born 1861 in St Just, Cornwall, England), Alfred (born 1865 in St Just, Cornwall, England), Elizabeth Ellen (born 1868 in St Just, Cornwall, England), John G (born 1870 in St Just, Cornwall, England) and James (born 1871 in St Just, Cornwall, England).
During the period, also present in the household were William's Step Son, John (born 1860 in St Just, Cornwall, England) and William's Step Daughter, Mary E (born 1858 in St Just, Cornwall, England).


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William Eddy's household

Male

William

Eddy

Head
Female

Mary Ann

Eddy

Wife
Male

Matthew

Eddy

Son
Male

Alfred

Eddy

Son
Female

Elizabeth Ellen

Eddy

Daughter
Male

John G

Eddy

Son
Male

James

Eddy

Son
Male

John

Davey

Step Son
Female

Mary E

Davey

Step Daughter
First name(s) William
Last name Eddy
Relationship Head
Marital status Married
Age 48
Birth year 1833
Birth place St Just, 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

48

1833

St Just, Cornwall, England

Mary Ann

Eddy

Wife

Married

54

1827

Sancreed, Cornwall, England

Matthew

Eddy

Son

Single

20

1861

St Just, Cornwall, England

Alfred

Eddy

Son

Single

16

1865

St Just, Cornwall, England

Elizabeth Ellen

Eddy

Daughter

Single

13

1868

St Just, Cornwall, England

John G

Eddy

Son

Single

11

1870

St Just, Cornwall, England

James

Eddy

Son

Single

10

1871

St Just, Cornwall, England

John

Davey

Step Son

Single

21

1860

St Just, Cornwall, England

Mary E

Davey

Step Daughter

Single

23

1858

St Just, Cornwall, England

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