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Household of Henry Colsbery (born 1849, Middlesex)

1881 England, Wales & Scotland Census in Islington, London,Middlesex, 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 Colsbery and 8 other people are on this record

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In the 1881 Census, the household of Henry Colsbery, born in 1849 in Clerkenwell, Middlesex, consisted of 9 members. Henry was the head of the household, married to Jessie Colsbery, born in 1849 in Scotland. They had 4 children; Frederick (born 1868 in Islington, Middlesex, England), Jessie (born 1874 in Islington, Middlesex, England), Margaret (born 1876 in Islington, Middlesex, England) and Mary Ann (born 1880 in Islington, Middlesex, England).
During the period, also present in the household were Henry's Sister, Clara (born 1866 in Islington, Middlesex, England), Henry's Lodger, Alfred (born 1860 in Islington, Middlesex, England) and Henry's Lodger, Thomas (born 1862 in Islington, Middlesex, England).


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Henry Colsbery's household

Male

Henry

Colsbery

Head
Female

Jessie

Colsbery

Wife
Male

Frederick

Colsbery

Son
Female

Jessie

Colsbery

Daughter
Female

Margaret

Colsbery

Daughter
Female

Mary Ann

Colsbery

Daughter
Female

Clara

Smith

Sister
Male

Alfred

Adams

Lodger
Male

Thomas

Addams

Lodger
First name(s) Henry
Last name Colsbery
Relationship Head
Marital status Married
Age 32
Birth year 1849
Birth place Clerkenwell, Middlesex, England

Household members (9 people)

First name(s)

Last name

Relationship

Marital status

Age

Birth year

Birth place

Full record

Henry

Colsbery

Head

Married

32

1849

Clerkenwell, Middlesex, England

Jessie

Colsbery

Wife

Married

32

1849

Scotland

Frederick

Colsbery

Son

Single

13

1868

Islington, Middlesex, England

Jessie

Colsbery

Daughter

Single

7

1874

Islington, Middlesex, England

Margaret

Colsbery

Daughter

Single

5

1876

Islington, Middlesex, England

Mary Ann

Colsbery

Daughter

Single

1

1880

Islington, Middlesex, England

Clara

Smith

Sister

Single

15

1866

Islington, Middlesex, England

Alfred

Adams

Lodger

Single

21

1860

Islington, Middlesex, England

Thomas

Addams

Lodger

Single

19

1862

Islington, Middlesex, England

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