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Household of Elijah Colbourn (born 1844, Staffordshire)

1881 England, Wales & Scotland Census in Cannock, Staffordshire, 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.

Elijah Colbourn and 6 other people are on this record

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In the 1881 Census, the household of Elijah Colbourn, born in 1844 in Sedgley, Staffordshire, consisted of 7 members. Elijah was the head of the household, married to Elizabeth Colbourn, born in 1844 in Sedgley, Staffordshire, England. They had 4 children; Eliza Jane (born 1872 in Sedgley, Staffordshire, England), Susannah (born 1875 in Lichfield, Staffordshire, England), Bertha (born 1877 in Lichfield, Staffordshire, England) and Alice (born 1880 in Cannock, Staffordshire, England).
During the period, also present in the household was Elijah's Brother In Law, John Gibbons, born in 1811 in Sedgley, Staffordshire, England.


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Elijah Colbourn's household

Male

Elijah

Colbourn

Head
Female

Elizabeth

Colbourn

Wife
Female

Eliza Jane

Colbourn

Daughter
Female

Susannah

Colbourn

Daughter
Female

Bertha

Colbourn

Daughter
Female

Alice

Colbourn

Daughter
Male

John

Gibbons

Brother In Law
First name(s) Elijah
Last name Colbourn
Relationship Head
Marital status Married
Age 37
Birth year 1844
Birth place Sedgley, Staffordshire, England

Household members (7 people)

First name(s)

Last name

Relationship

Marital status

Age

Birth year

Birth place

Full record

Elijah

Colbourn

Head

Married

37

1844

Sedgley, Staffordshire, England

Elizabeth

Colbourn

Wife

Married

37

1844

Sedgley, Staffordshire, England

Eliza Jane

Colbourn

Daughter

Single

9

1872

Sedgley, Staffordshire, England

Susannah

Colbourn

Daughter

Single

6

1875

Lichfield, Staffordshire, England

Bertha

Colbourn

Daughter

Single

4

1877

Lichfield, Staffordshire, England

Alice

Colbourn

Daughter

Single

1

1880

Cannock, Staffordshire, England

John

Gibbons

Brother In Law

Widower

70

1811

Sedgley, Staffordshire, England

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