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Household of William Mason (born 1845, Cornwall)

1881 England, Wales & Scotland Census in Liskeard, 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 Mason and 6 other people are on this record

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In the 1881 Census, the household of William Mason, born in 1845 in Stoke Climsland, Cornwall, consisted of 7 members. William was the head of the household, married to Sarah Mason, born in 1838 in St Dominick, Cornwall, England. They had 2 children; Nelson John (born 1878 in St Dominick, Cornwall, England) and Joseph R (born 1880 in St Dominick, Cornwall, England).
During the period, also present in the household were William's Step Daughter, Bessie (born 1868 in St Dominick, Cornwall, England), William's Step Daughter, Lily (born 1872 in St Dominick, Cornwall, England) and William's Father In Law, Joseph (born 1803 in St Dominick, Cornwall, England).


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William Mason's household

Male

William

Mason

Head
Female

Sarah

Mason

Wife
Female

Bessie

Grills

Step Daughter
Female

Lily

Grills

Step Daughter
Male

Nelson John

Mason

Son
Male

Joseph R

Mason

Son
Male

Joseph

Rickard

Father In Law
First name(s) William
Last name Mason
Relationship Head
Marital status Married
Age 36
Birth year 1845
Birth place Stoke Climsland, Cornwall, England

Household members (7 people)

First name(s)

Last name

Relationship

Marital status

Age

Birth year

Birth place

Full record

William

Mason

Head

Married

36

1845

Stoke Climsland, Cornwall, England

Sarah

Mason

Wife

Married

43

1838

St Dominick, Cornwall, England

Bessie

Grills

Step Daughter

Single

13

1868

St Dominick, Cornwall, England

Lily

Grills

Step Daughter

Single

9

1872

St Dominick, Cornwall, England

Nelson John

Mason

Son

Single

3

1878

St Dominick, Cornwall, England

Joseph R

Mason

Son

Single

1

1880

St Dominick, Cornwall, England

Joseph

Rickard

Father In Law

Widower

78

1803

St Dominick, Cornwall, England

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