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Household of Edgar Colwell (born 1858, Sussex)

1881 England, Wales & Scotland Census in Brighton, Sussex, 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.

Edgar Colwell and 2 other people are on this record

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In the 1881 Census, the household of Edgar Colwell, born in 1858 in Brighton, Sussex, consisted of 3 members. Edgar was the head of the household, married to Rachel Colwell, born in 1855 in Brighton, Sussex, England.
During the period, also present in the household was Edgar's Mother In Law, Caroline Chandler, born in 1812 in Petworth, Sussex, England.


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Edgar Colwell's household

Male

Edgar

Colwell

Head
Female

Rachel

Colwell

Wife
Female

Caroline

Chandler

Mother In Law
First name(s) Edgar
Last name Colwell
Relationship Head
Marital status Married
Age 23
Birth year 1858
Birth place Brighton, Sussex, England

Household members (3 people)

First name(s)

Last name

Relationship

Marital status

Age

Birth year

Birth place

Full record

Edgar

Colwell

Head

Married

23

1858

Brighton, Sussex, England

Rachel

Colwell

Wife

Married

26

1855

Brighton, Sussex, England

Caroline

Chandler

Mother In Law

Widow

69

1812

Petworth, Sussex, England

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