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Household of William Hosking (born 1842, 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 Hosking and 6 other people are on this record

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In the 1881 Census, the household of William Hosking, born in 1842 in Ludgvan, Cornwall, consisted of 7 members. William was the head of the household, married to Cicely Hosking, born in 1847 in Ludgvan, Cornwall, England. They had 3 children; Mary (born 1870 in Ludgvan, Cornwall, England), Rebecca (born 1871 in Ludgvan, Cornwall, England) and Bessie J (born 1873 in Ludgvan, Cornwall, England).
During the period, also present in the household were William's Servant, Jane (born 1845 in Towednack, Cornwall, England) and William's Servant, William H (born 1862 in Breage, Cornwall, England).


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William Hosking's household

Male

William

Hosking

Head
Female

Cicely

Hosking

Wife
Female

Mary

Hosking

Daughter
Female

Rebecca

Hosking

Daughter
Female

Bessie J

Hosking

Daughter
Female

Jane

Broad

Servant
Male

William H

Andrew

Servant
First name(s) William
Last name Hosking
Relationship Head
Marital status Married
Age 39
Birth year 1842
Birth place Ludgvan, Cornwall, England

Household members (7 people)

First name(s)

Last name

Relationship

Marital status

Age

Birth year

Birth place

Full record

William

Hosking

Head

Married

39

1842

Ludgvan, Cornwall, England

Cicely

Hosking

Wife

Married

34

1847

Ludgvan, Cornwall, England

Mary

Hosking

Daughter

Single

11

1870

Ludgvan, Cornwall, England

Rebecca

Hosking

Daughter

Single

10

1871

Ludgvan, Cornwall, England

Bessie J

Hosking

Daughter

Single

8

1873

Ludgvan, Cornwall, England

Jane

Broad

Servant

Single

36

1845

Towednack, Cornwall, England

William H

Andrew

Servant

Single

19

1862

Breage, Cornwall, England

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