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Household of William W Penny (born 1853, Hampshire)

1881 England, Wales & Scotland Census in Toxteth Park, 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 W Penny and 7 other people are on this record

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In the 1881 Census, the household of William W Penny, born in 1853 in Portsmouth, Hampshire, consisted of 8 members. William W was the head of the household, married to Sarah J Penny, born in 1855 in Liverpool, Lancashire, England. They had 2 children; William W (born 1878 in Liverpool, Lancashire, England) and Gertrude J (born 1880 in Liverpool, Lancashire, England).
During the period, also present in the household were William W's Mother, Sarah (born 1810 in Poole, Dorset, England), William W's Brother, John (born 1849 in Portsmouth, Hampshire, England), William W's Nephew, William J (born 1861 in Liverpool, Lancashire, England) and William W's Servant, Ellen (born 1864 in Sunderland, Durham, England).


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William W Penny's household

Male

William W

Penny

Head
Female

Sarah J

Penny

Wife
Male

William W

Penny

Son
Female

Gertrude J

Penny

Daughter
Female

Sarah

Penny

Mother
Male

John

Penny

Brother
Male

William J

Bonner

Nephew
Female

Ellen

Taylor

Servant
First name(s) William W
Last name Penny
Relationship Head
Marital status Married
Age 28
Birth year 1853
Birth place Portsmouth, Hampshire, England

Household members (8 people)

First name(s)

Last name

Relationship

Marital status

Age

Birth year

Birth place

Full record

William W

Penny

Head

Married

28

1853

Portsmouth, Hampshire, England

Sarah J

Penny

Wife

Married

26

1855

Liverpool, Lancashire, England

William W

Penny

Son

Single

3

1878

Liverpool, Lancashire, England

Gertrude J

Penny

Daughter

Single

1

1880

Liverpool, Lancashire, England

Sarah

Penny

Mother

Widow

71

1810

Poole, Dorset, England

John

Penny

Brother

Widower

32

1849

Portsmouth, Hampshire, England

William J

Bonner

Nephew

Single

20

1861

Liverpool, Lancashire, England

Ellen

Taylor

Servant

Single

17

1864

Sunderland, Durham, England

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