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Household of Henry Colwell (born 1816, Middlesex)

1881 England, Wales & Scotland Census in Stepney, 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 Colwell and 6 other people are on this record

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In the 1881 Census, the household of Henry Colwell, born in 1816 in London, Middlesex, consisted of 7 members. Henry was the head of the household, married to Sarah Colwell, born in 1817 in London, Middlesex, England. They had 1 child; Arthur, born 1855 in London, Middlesex, England.
During the period, also present in the household were Henry's Daughter In Law, Mary (born 1851 in London, Middlesex, England), Henry's Grandchild, Walter (born 1881 in London, Middlesex, England), Henry's Boarder, Ernest (born 1871 in London, Middlesex, England) and Henry's Grand-Daughter, Mary (born 1876 in London, Middlesex, England).


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Henry Colwell's household

Male

Henry

Colwell

Head
Female

Sarah

Colwell

Wife
Male

Arthur

Colwell

Son
Female

Mary

Colwell

Daughter In Law
Male

Walter

Colwell

Grandchild
Male

Ernest

Tylor

Boarder
Female

Mary

Colwell

Grand-Daughter
First name(s) Henry
Last name Colwell
Relationship Head
Marital status Married
Age 65
Birth year 1816
Birth place London, Middlesex, England

Household members (7 people)

First name(s)

Last name

Relationship

Marital status

Age

Birth year

Birth place

Full record

Henry

Colwell

Head

Married

65

1816

London, Middlesex, England

Sarah

Colwell

Wife

Married

64

1817

London, Middlesex, England

Arthur

Colwell

Son

Married

26

1855

London, Middlesex, England

Mary

Colwell

Daughter In Law

Married

30

1851

London, Middlesex, England

Walter

Colwell

Grandchild

Single

0

1881

London, Middlesex, England

Ernest

Tylor

Boarder

Single

10

1871

London, Middlesex, England

Mary

Colwell

Grand-Daughter

Single

5

1876

London, Middlesex, England

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