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Household of William Penny (born 1847, Wiltshire)

1881 England, Wales & Scotland Census in Wimborne, Dorset, 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 Penny and 4 other people are on this record

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In the 1881 Census, the household of William Penny, born in 1847 in Wiltshire, consisted of 5 members. William was the head of the household, married to Jane Penny, born in 1829 in Wiltshire, England. They had 1 child; Ellen, born 1861 in Wiltshire, England.
During the period, also present in the household were William's Boarder, Sidney (born 1868 in Wiltshire, England) and William's Boarder, George (born 1861 in Pentridge, Dorset, England).


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William Penny's household

Male

William

Penny

Head
Female

Jane

Penny

Wife
Female

Ellen

Saunders

Daughter
Male

Sidney

Head

Boarder
Male

George

Head

Boarder
First name(s) William
Last name Penny
Relationship Head
Marital status Married
Age 34
Birth year 1847
Birth place Wiltshire, England

Household members (5 people)

First name(s)

Last name

Relationship

Marital status

Age

Birth year

Birth place

Full record

William

Penny

Head

Married

34

1847

Wiltshire, England

Jane

Penny

Wife

Married

52

1829

Wiltshire, England

Ellen

Saunders

Daughter

Single

20

1861

Wiltshire, England

Sidney

Head

Boarder

Single

13

1868

Wiltshire, England

George

Head

Boarder

Single

20

1861

Pentridge, Dorset, England

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