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Household of William Sillifant (born 1849, Cornwall)

1881 England, Wales & Scotland Census in Chorlton, Lancashire, 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 Sillifant and 8 other people are on this record

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In the 1881 Census, the household of William Sillifant, born in 1849 in Launceston, Cornwall, consisted of 9 members. William was the head of the household, married to Mary A Sillifant, born in 1843 in Devon, England. They had 5 children; Rebecca (born 1871 in United States), William H (born 1872 in Canada), Janet (born 1873 in Canada), Frederic (born 1876 in Canada) and Francis (born 1881 in Manchester, Lancashire, England).
During the period, also present in the household were William's Visitor, Amelia (born 1852 in Lewannick, Cornwall, England) and William's Boarder, Mary A (born 1840 in Scotland).


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William Sillifant's household

Male

William

Sillifant

Head
Female

Mary A

Sillifant

Wife
Female

Rebecca

Sillifant

Daughter
Male

William H

Sillifant

Son
Female

Janet

Sillifant

Daughter
Male

Frederic

Sillifant

Son
Male

Francis

Sillifant

Son
Female

Amelia

Wedge

Visitor
Female

Mary A

Harris

Boarder
First name(s) William
Last name Sillifant
Relationship Head
Marital status Married
Age 32
Birth year 1849
Birth place Launceston, Cornwall, England

Household members (9 people)

First name(s)

Last name

Relationship

Marital status

Age

Birth year

Birth place

Full record

William

Sillifant

Head

Married

32

1849

Launceston, Cornwall, England

Mary A

Sillifant

Wife

Married

38

1843

Devon, England

Rebecca

Sillifant

Daughter

Single

10

1871

United States

William H

Sillifant

Son

Single

9

1872

Canada

Janet

Sillifant

Daughter

Single

8

1873

Canada

Frederic

Sillifant

Son

Single

5

1876

Canada

Francis

Sillifant

Son

Single

0

1881

Manchester, Lancashire, England

Amelia

Wedge

Visitor

Single

29

1852

Lewannick, Cornwall, England

Mary A

Harris

Boarder

Single

41

1840

Scotland

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