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Household of William Oliver (born 1848, 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 Oliver and 7 other people are on this record

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In the 1881 Census, the household of William Oliver, born in 1848 in St Hilary, Cornwall, consisted of 8 members. William was the head of the household, married to Mary Oliver, born in 1851 in Ludgvan, Cornwall, England. They had 5 children; Sydney (born 1874 in Crowan, Cornwall, England), Laura M (born 1875 in Crowan, Cornwall, England), Ethel F (born 1877 in Perranarworthal, Cornwall, England), Willie (born 1879 in Madron, Cornwall, England) and Rhoda (born 1880 in Madron, Cornwall, England).
During the period, also present in the household was William's Brother, Michael Oliver, born in 1861 in Gulval, Cornwall, England.


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William Oliver's household

Male

William

Oliver

Head
Female

Mary

Oliver

Wife
Male

Sydney

Oliver

Son
Female

Laura M

Oliver

Daughter
Female

Ethel F

Oliver

Daughter
Male

Willie

Oliver

Son
Female

Rhoda

Oliver

Daughter
Male

Michael

Oliver

Brother
First name(s) William
Last name Oliver
Relationship Head
Marital status Married
Age 33
Birth year 1848
Birth place St Hilary, Cornwall, England

Household members (8 people)

First name(s)

Last name

Relationship

Marital status

Age

Birth year

Birth place

Full record

William

Oliver

Head

Married

33

1848

St Hilary, Cornwall, England

Mary

Oliver

Wife

Married

30

1851

Ludgvan, Cornwall, England

Sydney

Oliver

Son

Single

7

1874

Crowan, Cornwall, England

Laura M

Oliver

Daughter

Single

6

1875

Crowan, Cornwall, England

Ethel F

Oliver

Daughter

Single

4

1877

Perranarworthal, Cornwall, England

Willie

Oliver

Son

Single

2

1879

Madron, Cornwall, England

Rhoda

Oliver

Daughter

Single

1

1880

Madron, Cornwall, England

Michael

Oliver

Brother

Single

20

1861

Gulval, Cornwall, England

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