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Household of William Sims Nicholls (born 1844, Cornwall)

1881 England, Wales & Scotland Census in Penzance, 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 Sims Nicholls and 2 other people are on this record

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In the 1881 Census, the household of William Sims Nicholls, born in 1844 in Gulval, Cornwall, consisted of 3 members. William Sims was the head of the household, married to Sarah Ann Nicholls, born in 1841 in Penzance, Cornwall, England.
During the period, also present in the household was William Sims's Servant, Edith Penberthy, born in 1865 in Gulval, Cornwall, England.


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William Sims Nicholls's household

Male

William Sims

Nicholls

Head
Female

Sarah Ann

Nicholls

Wife
Female

Edith

Penberthy

Servant
First name(s) William Sims
Last name Nicholls
Relationship Head
Marital status Married
Age 37
Birth year 1844
Birth place Gulval, Cornwall, England

Household members (3 people)

First name(s)

Last name

Relationship

Marital status

Age

Birth year

Birth place

Full record

William Sims

Nicholls

Head

Married

37

1844

Gulval, Cornwall, England

Sarah Ann

Nicholls

Wife

Married

40

1841

Penzance, Cornwall, England

Edith

Penberthy

Servant

Single

16

1865

Gulval, Cornwall, England

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