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Household of William Philips (born 1845, Cornwall)

1881 England, Wales & Scotland Census in St Columb, 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 Philips and 8 other people are on this record

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In the 1881 Census, the household of William Philips, born in 1845 in Bodmin, Cornwall, consisted of 9 members. William was the head of the household, married to Eleanor A Philips, born in 1836 in Tintagel, Cornwall, England. They had 6 children; Nicholas C (born 1868 in Bodmin, Cornwall, England), William H (born 1870 in Bodmin, Cornwall, England), John (born 1872 in Padstow, Cornwall, England), Mary C (born 1876 in Padstow, Cornwall, England), Sarah A (born 1878 in Padstow, Cornwall, England) and Thomas (born 1880 in Padstow, Cornwall, England).
During the period, also present in the household was William's Servant, Melinda J Tippett, born in 1866 in Crantock, Cornwall, England.


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William Philips's household

Male

William

Philips

Head
Female

Eleanor A

Philips

Wife
Male

Nicholas C

Philips

Son
Male

William H

Philips

Son
Male

John

Philips

Son
Female

Mary C

Philips

Daughter
Female

Sarah A

Philips

Daughter
Male

Thomas

Philips

Son
Female

Melinda J

Tippett

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

Household members (9 people)

First name(s)

Last name

Relationship

Marital status

Age

Birth year

Birth place

Full record

William

Philips

Head

Married

36

1845

Bodmin, Cornwall, England

Eleanor A

Philips

Wife

Married

45

1836

Tintagel, Cornwall, England

Nicholas C

Philips

Son

Single

13

1868

Bodmin, Cornwall, England

William H

Philips

Son

Single

11

1870

Bodmin, Cornwall, England

John

Philips

Son

Single

9

1872

Padstow, Cornwall, England

Mary C

Philips

Daughter

Single

5

1876

Padstow, Cornwall, England

Sarah A

Philips

Daughter

Single

3

1878

Padstow, Cornwall, England

Thomas

Philips

Son

Single

1

1880

Padstow, Cornwall, England

Melinda J

Tippett

Servant

Single

15

1866

Crantock, Cornwall, England

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