Skip to content
  • Start free trial
An original census record

Start a free trial to view

Get access to the original record, as well as a map showing the local area at the time

Household of William Penny (born 1825, Somerset)

1881 England, Wales & Scotland Census in Chard, Somerset, England

More informationkeyboard_arrow_down

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 5 other people are on this record

More informationkeyboard_arrow_down

In the 1881 Census, the household of William Penny, born in 1825 in Somerset, consisted of 6 members. William was the head of the household, married to Susan M Penny, born in 1831 in Somerset, England. They had 3 children; Edward (born 1861 in Kingsbury, Somerset, England), Jeremiah (born 1865 in Kingsbury, Somerset, England) and Frederick S (born 1870 in Somerset, England).
During the period, also present in the household was William's Servant, Mary A Standerwick, born in 1836 in Somerset, England.


Get access to the original record, as well as a map showing the local area at the time

William Penny's household

Male

William

Penny

Head
Female

Susan M

Penny

Wife
Male

Edward

Penny

Son
Male

Jeremiah

Penny

Son
Male

Frederick S

Penny

Son
Female

Mary A

Standerwick

Servant
First name(s) William
Last name Penny
Relationship Head
Marital status Married
Age 56
Birth year 1825
Birth place Somerset, England

Household members (6 people)

First name(s)

Last name

Relationship

Marital status

Age

Birth year

Birth place

Full record

William

Penny

Head

Married

56

1825

Somerset, England

Susan M

Penny

Wife

Married

50

1831

Somerset, England

Edward

Penny

Son

Single

20

1861

Kingsbury, Somerset, England

Jeremiah

Penny

Son

Single

16

1865

Kingsbury, Somerset, England

Frederick S

Penny

Son

Single

11

1870

Somerset, England

Mary A

Standerwick

Servant

Single

45

1836

Somerset, England

Explore Findmypast's newspaper collections

Explore the 1881 Census and millions of historical records for free with Findmypast. Find out more about the household of William Penny in Chard in 1881, and follow the Penny family through time in other national records, newspapers and more.

We've found family trees for William Penny

We’ve found William Penny in 195 family trees. Find out more about William Penny's household and view the Penny family in family trees created by Findmypast members.

Not who you're looking for?

Other households on nearby pages of the 1881 Census