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Household of Benjamin J Coles (born 1837, Devon)

1881 England, Wales & Scotland Census in Cardiff, Glamorganshire, Wales

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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 J Coles and 6 other people are on this record

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In the 1881 Census, the household of Benjamin J Coles, born in 1837 in Devon, consisted of 7 members. Benjamin J was the head of the household, married to Mary A Coles, born in 1840 in Brighton, Sussex, England. They had 5 children; William G (born 1866 in Devon, England), Ruth E (born 1868 in Devon, England), Colin (born 1872 in Cardiff, Glamorganshire, Wales), Joseph (born 1876 in Cardiff, Glamorganshire, Wales) and Alfred J (born 1880 in Cardiff, Glamorganshire, Wales).


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Benjamin J Coles's household

Male

Benjamin J

Coles

Head
Female

Mary A

Coles

Wife
Male

William G

Coles

Son
Female

Ruth E

Coles

Daughter
Male

Colin

Coles

Son
Male

Joseph

Coles

Son
Male

Alfred J

Coles

Son
First name(s) Benjamin J
Last name Coles
Relationship Head
Marital status Married
Age 44
Birth year 1837
Birth place Devon, England

Household members (7 people)

First name(s)

Last name

Relationship

Marital status

Age

Birth year

Birth place

Full record

Benjamin J

Coles

Head

Married

44

1837

Devon, England

Mary A

Coles

Wife

Married

41

1840

Brighton, Sussex, England

William G

Coles

Son

Single

15

1866

Devon, England

Ruth E

Coles

Daughter

Single

13

1868

Devon, England

Colin

Coles

Son

Single

9

1872

Cardiff, Glamorganshire, Wales

Joseph

Coles

Son

Single

5

1876

Cardiff, Glamorganshire, Wales

Alfred J

Coles

Son

Single

1

1880

Cardiff, Glamorganshire, Wales

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