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Household of Benjamin Colley (born 1842, Lancashire)
1881 England, Wales & Scotland Census in Burnley, 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.
Benjamin Colley and 7 other people are on this record
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In the 1881 Census, the household of Benjamin Colley, born in 1842 in Preston, Lancashire, consisted of 8 members. Benjamin was the head of the household, married to Ann Colley, born in 1844 in Haslingden, Lancashire, England. They had 4 children; Harry (born 1874 in Haslingden, Lancashire, England), Willie (born 1876 in Haslingden, Lancashire, England), Richard (born 1878 in Haslingden, Lancashire, England) and Mary Ellen (born 1881 in Haslingden, Lancashire, England).
During the period, also present in the household were Benjamin's Father In Law, John (born 1822 in Haslingden, Lancashire, England) and Benjamin's Mother In Law, Matilda (born 1824 in Colne, Lancashire, England).
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Benjamin Colley's household
Benjamin
Colley
Head
Ann
Colley
Wife
Harry
Colley
Son
Willie
Colley
Son
Richard
Colley
Son
Mary Ellen
Colley
Daughter
John
Colley
Father In Law
Matilda
Colley
Mother In Law
| First name(s) | Benjamin |
| Last name | Colley |
| Relationship | Head |
| Marital status | Married |
| Age | 39 |
| Birth year | 1842 |
| Birth place | Preston, Lancashire, England |
Household members (8 people)
First name(s) | Last name | Relationship | Marital status | Age | Birth year | Birth place | Full record |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
Benjamin | Colley | Head | Married | 39 | 1842 | Preston, Lancashire, England | |
Ann | Colley | Wife | Married | 37 | 1844 | Haslingden, Lancashire, England | |
Harry | Colley | Son | Single | 7 | 1874 | Haslingden, Lancashire, England | |
Willie | Colley | Son | Single | 5 | 1876 | Haslingden, Lancashire, England | |
Richard | Colley | Son | Single | 3 | 1878 | Haslingden, Lancashire, England | |
Mary Ellen | Colley | Daughter | Single | 0 | 1881 | Haslingden, Lancashire, England | |
John | Colley | Father In Law | Married | 59 | 1822 | Haslingden, Lancashire, England | |
Matilda | Colley | Mother In Law | Married | 57 | 1824 | Colne, Lancashire, England |
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