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Household of William Marcombs (born 1839, Cornwall)

1881 England, Wales & Scotland Census in Merthyr Tydfil, Glamorganshire, Wales

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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 Marcombs and 9 other people are on this record

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In the 1881 Census, the household of William Marcombs, born in 1839 in St Erth, Cornwall, consisted of 10 members. William was the head of the household, married to Hannah Marcombs, born in 1840 in Devon, England. They had 5 children; William H (born 1865 in Llandaff, Glamorganshire, Wales), Joseph R (born 1866 in Cardiff, Glamorganshire, Wales), John B (born 1870 in St Andrews, Glamorganshire, Wales), Emma J (born 1872 in Llandaff, Glamorganshire, Wales) and Thomas A (born 1881 in Merthyr, Glamorganshire, Wales).
During the period, also present in the household were William's Servant, Elizabeth (born 1851 in Dowlais, Glamorganshire, Wales), William's Visitor, William (born 1834 in Devon, England) and William's Visitor, Emma (born 1840 in Wellington, Somerset, England).


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William Marcombs's household

Male

William

Marcombs

Head
Female

Hannah

Marcombs

Wife
Male

William H

Marcombs

Son
Male

Joseph R

Marcombs

Son
Male

John B

Marcombs

Son
Female

Emma J

Marcombs

Daughter
Male

Thomas A

Marcombs

Son
Female

Elizabeth

Berry

Servant
Male

William

Blight

Visitor
Female

Emma

Blight

Visitor
First name(s) William
Last name Marcombs
Relationship Head
Marital status Married
Age 42
Birth year 1839
Birth place St Erth, Cornwall, England

Household members (10 people)

First name(s)

Last name

Relationship

Marital status

Age

Birth year

Birth place

Full record

William

Marcombs

Head

Married

42

1839

St Erth, Cornwall, England

Hannah

Marcombs

Wife

Married

41

1840

Devon, England

William H

Marcombs

Son

Single

16

1865

Llandaff, Glamorganshire, Wales

Joseph R

Marcombs

Son

Single

15

1866

Cardiff, Glamorganshire, Wales

John B

Marcombs

Son

Single

11

1870

St Andrews, Glamorganshire, Wales

Emma J

Marcombs

Daughter

Single

9

1872

Llandaff, Glamorganshire, Wales

Thomas A

Marcombs

Son

Single

0

1881

Merthyr, Glamorganshire, Wales

Elizabeth

Berry

Servant

Single

30

1851

Dowlais, Glamorganshire, Wales

William

Blight

Visitor

Married

47

1834

Devon, England

Emma

Blight

Visitor

Married

41

1840

Wellington, Somerset, England

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