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Household of Charles Colwill (born 1838, Devon)

1881 England, Wales & Scotland Census in West Ham, London,Essex, 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.

Charles Colwill and 7 other people are on this record

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In the 1881 Census, the household of Charles Colwill, born in 1838 in Devon, consisted of 8 members. Charles was the head of the household, married to Elizabeth Colwill, born in 1836 in Cornwall, England. They had 2 children; Charles (born 1868 in Shalford, Essex, England) and John M (born 1873 in Shalford, Essex, England).
During the period, also present in the household were Charles's Visitor, Joyce J (born 1852 in St Mewan, Cornwall, England), Charles's Servant, Mary J (born 1860 in Duloe, Cornwall, England), Charles's Servant, Charles (born 1865 in Suffolk, England) and Charles's Servant, Sarah A (born 1864 in Poplar, Middlesex, England).


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Charles Colwill's household

Male

Charles

Colwill

Head
Female

Elizabeth

Colwill

Wife
Male

Charles

Colwill

Son
Male

John M

Colwill

Son
Female

Joyce J

Colwill

Visitor
Female

Mary J

Colwill

Servant
Male

Charles

Frost

Servant
Female

Sarah A

Vassie

Servant
First name(s) Charles
Last name Colwill
Relationship Head
Marital status Married
Age 43
Birth year 1838
Birth place Devon, England

Household members (8 people)

First name(s)

Last name

Relationship

Marital status

Age

Birth year

Birth place

Full record

Charles

Colwill

Head

Married

43

1838

Devon, England

Elizabeth

Colwill

Wife

Married

45

1836

Cornwall, England

Charles

Colwill

Son

Single

13

1868

Shalford, Essex, England

John M

Colwill

Son

Single

8

1873

Shalford, Essex, England

Joyce J

Colwill

Visitor

Single

29

1852

St Mewan, Cornwall, England

Mary J

Colwill

Servant

Single

21

1860

Duloe, Cornwall, England

Charles

Frost

Servant

Single

16

1865

Suffolk, England

Sarah A

Vassie

Servant

Single

17

1864

Poplar, Middlesex, England

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