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Household of William Williams (born 1823, Cornwall)

1881 England, Wales & Scotland Census in Truro, 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 Williams and 8 other people are on this record

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In the 1881 Census, the household of William Williams, born in 1823 in St Ewe, Cornwall, consisted of 9 members. William was the head of the household, married to Caroline Williams, born in 1831 in St Mewan, Cornwall, England. They had 5 children; Joseph (born 1851 in St Mewan, Cornwall, England), Ellen (born 1853 in St Mewan, Cornwall, England), E Jane (born 1855 in St Agnes, Cornwall, England), Maurice (born 1873 in St Agnes, Cornwall, England) and Caroline (born 1871 in St Agnes, Cornwall, England). They had 1 grandchild; Lilian, born 1880 in United States.
During the period, also present in the household was William's Gson, Melville Harris, born in 1881 in St Agnes, Cornwall, England.


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William Williams's household

Male

William

Williams

Head
Female

Caroline

Williams

Wife
Male

Joseph

Williams

Son
Female

Ellen

Williams

Daughter
Female

E Jane

Harris

Daughter
Male

Maurice

Williams

Son
Female

Caroline

Williams

Daughter
Female

Lilian

Harris

Grand Daughter
Male

Melville

Harris

Gson
First name(s) William
Last name Williams
Relationship Head
Marital status Married
Age 58
Birth year 1823
Birth place St Ewe, Cornwall, England

Household members (9 people)

First name(s)

Last name

Relationship

Marital status

Age

Birth year

Birth place

Full record

William

Williams

Head

Married

58

1823

St Ewe, Cornwall, England

Caroline

Williams

Wife

Married

50

1831

St Mewan, Cornwall, England

Joseph

Williams

Son

Single

30

1851

St Mewan, Cornwall, England

Ellen

Williams

Daughter

Single

28

1853

St Mewan, Cornwall, England

E Jane

Harris

Daughter

Married

26

1855

St Agnes, Cornwall, England

Maurice

Williams

Son

Single

8

1873

St Agnes, Cornwall, England

Caroline

Williams

Daughter

Single

10

1871

St Agnes, Cornwall, England

Lilian

Harris

Grand Daughter

Single

1

1880

United States

Melville

Harris

Gson

Single

0

1881

St Agnes, Cornwall, England

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