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Household of William Fookes (born 1844, Cornwall)

1881 England, Wales & Scotland Census in Truro, 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 Fookes and 11 other people are on this record

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In the 1881 Census, the household of William Fookes, born in 1844 in St Cleer, Cornwall, consisted of 12 members. William was the head of the household, married to Maria J Fookes, born in 1848 in Cornwall, England. They had 5 children; John (born 1877 in Philleigh, Cornwall, England), Edward C (born 1878 in Philleigh, Cornwall, England), Alfred W (born 1879 in Gerrans, Cornwall, England), Mary J (born 1879 in Gerrans, Cornwall, England) and Fredrick G (born 1881 in Philleigh, Cornwall, England).
During the period, also present in the household were William's Servant, Sarah (born 1856 in Gerrans, Cornwall, England), William's Servant, Anna M (born 1859 in Veryan, Cornwall, England), William's Servant, Ann J (born 1853 in Cornwall, England), William's Servant, Ellen (born 1864 in Philleigh, Cornwall, England) and William's Sister, Elizabeth (born 1826 in Liskeard, Cornwall, England).


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William Fookes's household

Male

William

Fookes

Head
Female

Maria J

Fookes

Wife
Male

John

Fookes

Son
Male

Edward C

Fookes

Son
Male

Alfred W

Fookes

Son
Female

Mary J

Fookes

Daughter
Male

Fredrick G

Fookes

Son
Female

Sarah

Pascoe

Servant
Female

Anna M

May

Servant
Female

Ann J

Hubber

Servant
Female

Ellen

Juliff

Servant
Female

Elizabeth

Thompson

Sister
First name(s) William
Last name Fookes
Relationship Head
Marital status Married
Age 37
Birth year 1844
Birth place St Cleer, Cornwall, England

Household members (12 people)

First name(s)

Last name

Relationship

Marital status

Age

Birth year

Birth place

Full record

William

Fookes

Head

Married

37

1844

St Cleer, Cornwall, England

Maria J

Fookes

Wife

Married

33

1848

Cornwall, England

John

Fookes

Son

Single

4

1877

Philleigh, Cornwall, England

Edward C

Fookes

Son

Single

3

1878

Philleigh, Cornwall, England

Alfred W

Fookes

Son

Single

2

1879

Gerrans, Cornwall, England

Mary J

Fookes

Daughter

Single

2

1879

Gerrans, Cornwall, England

Fredrick G

Fookes

Son

Single

0

1881

Philleigh, Cornwall, England

Sarah

Pascoe

Servant

Single

25

1856

Gerrans, Cornwall, England

Anna M

May

Servant

Single

22

1859

Veryan, Cornwall, England

Ann J

Hubber

Servant

Single

28

1853

Cornwall, England

Ellen

Juliff

Servant

Single

17

1864

Philleigh, Cornwall, England

Elizabeth

Thompson

Sister

Married

55

1826

Liskeard, Cornwall, England

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