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Household of William Olds (born 1845, 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 Olds and 8 other people are on this record

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In the 1881 Census, the household of William Olds, born in 1845 in Sancreed, Cornwall, consisted of 9 members. William was the head of the household, married to Elizabeth A Olds, born in 1842 in Sancreed, Cornwall, England. They had 6 children; Bessie (born 1866 in St Ives, Cornwall, England), William (born 1868 in Cornwall, England), Charley (born 1872 in Lelant, Cornwall, England), Johnny (born 1875 in Lelant, Cornwall, England), James (born 1878 in Lelant, Cornwall, England) and Henry (born 1880 in Lelant, Cornwall, England).
During the period, also present in the household was William's -, Margaret Harvey, born in 1864 in Lelant, Cornwall, England.


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William Olds's household

Male

William

Olds

Head
Female

Elizabeth A

Olds

Wife
Female

Bessie

Olds

Daughter
Male

William

Olds

Son
Male

Charley

Olds

Son
Male

Johnny

Olds

Son
Male

James

Olds

Son
Male

Henry

Olds

Son
Female

Margaret

Harvey

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First name(s) William
Last name Olds
Relationship Head
Marital status Married
Age 36
Birth year 1845
Birth place Sancreed, Cornwall, England

Household members (9 people)

First name(s)

Last name

Relationship

Marital status

Age

Birth year

Birth place

Full record

William

Olds

Head

Married

36

1845

Sancreed, Cornwall, England

Elizabeth A

Olds

Wife

Married

39

1842

Sancreed, Cornwall, England

Bessie

Olds

Daughter

Single

15

1866

St Ives, Cornwall, England

William

Olds

Son

Single

13

1868

Cornwall, England

Charley

Olds

Son

Single

9

1872

Lelant, Cornwall, England

Johnny

Olds

Son

Single

6

1875

Lelant, Cornwall, England

James

Olds

Son

Single

3

1878

Lelant, Cornwall, England

Henry

Olds

Son

Single

1

1880

Lelant, Cornwall, England

Margaret

Harvey

-

Single

17

1864

Lelant, Cornwall, England

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