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Household of Henry Colley (born 1840, Lancashire)

1881 England, Wales & Scotland Census in Blackburn, Lancashire, 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.

Henry Colley and 6 other people are on this record

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In the 1881 Census, the household of Henry Colley, born in 1840 in Ringley, Lancashire, consisted of 7 members. Henry was the head of the household, married to Betsy Colley, born in 1842 in Hexton, Lancashire, England. They had 4 children; William H (born 1865 in Beetham, Westmorland, England), Elizabeth (born 1867 in Beetham, Westmorland, England), James H (born 1870 in Beetham, Westmorland, England) and Henry (born 1872 in New Mills, Derbyshire, England).
During the period, also present in the household was Henry's Boarder, Ashton Nichols, born in 1860 in Over Darwen, Lancashire, England.


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Henry Colley's household

Male

Henry

Colley

Head
Female

Betsy

Colley

Wife
Male

William H

Colley

Son
Female

Elizabeth

Colley

Daughter
Male

James H

Colley

Son
Male

Henry

Colley

Son
Male

Ashton

Nichols

Boarder
First name(s) Henry
Last name Colley
Relationship Head
Marital status Married
Age 41
Birth year 1840
Birth place Ringley, Lancashire, England

Household members (7 people)

First name(s)

Last name

Relationship

Marital status

Age

Birth year

Birth place

Full record

Henry

Colley

Head

Married

41

1840

Ringley, Lancashire, England

Betsy

Colley

Wife

Married

39

1842

Hexton, Lancashire, England

William H

Colley

Son

Single

16

1865

Beetham, Westmorland, England

Elizabeth

Colley

Daughter

Single

14

1867

Beetham, Westmorland, England

James H

Colley

Son

Single

11

1870

Beetham, Westmorland, England

Henry

Colley

Son

Single

9

1872

New Mills, Derbyshire, England

Ashton

Nichols

Boarder

Single

21

1860

Over Darwen, Lancashire, England

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