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Household of Benjamin Colls (born 1849, Kent)

1881 England, Wales & Scotland Census in Tonbridge, Kent, 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 Colls and 10 other people are on this record

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In the 1881 Census, the household of Benjamin Colls, born in 1849 in Tunbridge Wells, Kent, consisted of 11 members. Benjamin was the head of the household, married to Mary L Colls, born in 1848 in Banbury, Oxfordshire, England. They had 5 children; Cicely (born 1876 in Tunbridge Wells, Kent, England), Bernard (born 1877 in Tunbridge Wells, Kent, England), Mary A (born 1878 in Tunbridge Wells, Kent, England), Kathleen (born 1880 in Tunbridge Wells, Kent, England) and Infant (born 1881 in Tunbridge Wells, Kent, England).
During the period, also present in the household were Benjamin's Sister In Law, Maggie (born 1859 in Banbury, Oxfordshire, England), Benjamin's Servant, Emma (born 1862 in Tunbridge Wells, Kent, England), Benjamin's Servant, Ann (born 1863 in Goudhurst, Kent, England) and Benjamin's Servant, Ann (born 1844 in Newington, Surrey, England).


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Benjamin Colls's household

Male

Benjamin

Colls

Head
Female

Mary L

Colls

Wife
Female

Cicely

Colls

Daughter
Male

Bernard

Colls

Son
Female

Mary A

Colls

Daughter
Female

Kathleen

Colls

Daughter
Female

Infant

Colls

Daughter
Female

Maggie

Payne

Sister In Law
Female

Emma

Singey

Servant
Female

Ann

Vince

Servant
Female

Ann

Allen

Servant
First name(s) Benjamin
Last name Colls
Relationship Head
Marital status Married
Age 32
Birth year 1849
Birth place Tunbridge Wells, Kent, England

Household members (11 people)

First name(s)

Last name

Relationship

Marital status

Age

Birth year

Birth place

Full record

Benjamin

Colls

Head

Married

32

1849

Tunbridge Wells, Kent, England

Mary L

Colls

Wife

Married

33

1848

Banbury, Oxfordshire, England

Cicely

Colls

Daughter

Single

5

1876

Tunbridge Wells, Kent, England

Bernard

Colls

Son

Single

4

1877

Tunbridge Wells, Kent, England

Mary A

Colls

Daughter

Single

3

1878

Tunbridge Wells, Kent, England

Kathleen

Colls

Daughter

Single

1

1880

Tunbridge Wells, Kent, England

Infant

Colls

Daughter

Single

0

1881

Tunbridge Wells, Kent, England

Maggie

Payne

Sister In Law

Single

22

1859

Banbury, Oxfordshire, England

Emma

Singey

Servant

Single

19

1862

Tunbridge Wells, Kent, England

Ann

Vince

Servant

Single

18

1863

Goudhurst, Kent, England

Ann

Allen

Servant

Widow

37

1844

Newington, Surrey, England

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