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Household of William Morshead (born 1850, Cornwall)

1881 England, Wales & Scotland Census in Wells, Somerset, 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 Morshead and 6 other people are on this record

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In the 1881 Census, the household of William Morshead, born in 1850 in Camborne, Cornwall, consisted of 7 members. William was the head of the household, married to Ellen Morshead, born in 1849 in Bath, Somerset, England. They had 3 children; Arthur (born 1874 in Weston Super Mare, Somerset, England), William (born 1877 in Bath, Somerset, England) and Alexandria (born 1879 in Chichester, Sussex, England).
During the period, also present in the household were William's Boarder, Joseph (born 1853 in Landkey, Devon, England) and William's Boarder, Emma (born 1858 in West Harptree, Somerset, England).


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William Morshead's household

Male

William

Morshead

Head
Female

Ellen

Morshead

Wife
Male

Arthur

Morshead

Son
Male

William

Morshead

Son
Male

Alexandria

Morshead

Son
Male

Joseph

Shadoick

Boarder
Female

Emma

Shadoick

Boarder
First name(s) William
Last name Morshead
Relationship Head
Marital status Married
Age 31
Birth year 1850
Birth place Camborne, Cornwall, England

Household members (7 people)

First name(s)

Last name

Relationship

Marital status

Age

Birth year

Birth place

Full record

William

Morshead

Head

Married

31

1850

Camborne, Cornwall, England

Ellen

Morshead

Wife

Married

32

1849

Bath, Somerset, England

Arthur

Morshead

Son

Single

7

1874

Weston Super Mare, Somerset, England

William

Morshead

Son

Single

4

1877

Bath, Somerset, England

Alexandria

Morshead

Son

Single

2

1879

Chichester, Sussex, England

Joseph

Shadoick

Boarder

Married

28

1853

Landkey, Devon, England

Emma

Shadoick

Boarder

Married

23

1858

West Harptree, Somerset, England

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