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Household of William Giles (born 1836, 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 Giles and 7 other people are on this record

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In the 1881 Census, the household of William Giles, born in 1836 in Gulval, Cornwall, consisted of 8 members. William was the head of the household, married to Selina Giles, born in 1839 in Ludgvan, Cornwall, England. They had 6 children; William (born 1862 in St Just, Cornwall, England), Emily (born 1868 in Paul, Cornwall, England), George (born 1870 in Paul, Cornwall, England), John (born 1872 in Paul, Cornwall, England), Elizabeth (born 1875 in Paul, Cornwall, England) and Catherine (born 1877 in Paul, Cornwall, England).


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William Giles's household

Male

William

Giles

Head
Female

Selina

Giles

Wife
Male

William

Giles

Son
Female

Emily

Giles

Daughter
Male

George

Giles

Son
Male

John

Giles

Son
Female

Elizabeth

Giles

Daughter
Female

Catherine

Giles

Daughter
First name(s) William
Last name Giles
Relationship Head
Marital status Married
Age 45
Birth year 1836
Birth place Gulval, Cornwall, England

Household members (8 people)

First name(s)

Last name

Relationship

Marital status

Age

Birth year

Birth place

Full record

William

Giles

Head

Married

45

1836

Gulval, Cornwall, England

Selina

Giles

Wife

Married

42

1839

Ludgvan, Cornwall, England

William

Giles

Son

Single

19

1862

St Just, Cornwall, England

Emily

Giles

Daughter

Single

13

1868

Paul, Cornwall, England

George

Giles

Son

Single

11

1870

Paul, Cornwall, England

John

Giles

Son

Single

9

1872

Paul, Cornwall, England

Elizabeth

Giles

Daughter

Single

6

1875

Paul, Cornwall, England

Catherine

Giles

Daughter

Single

4

1877

Paul, Cornwall, England

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