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Household of Henry Colwell (born 1839, Middlesex)

1881 England, Wales & Scotland Census in Mile End Old Town, 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 5 other people are on this record

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In the 1881 Census, the household of Henry Colwell, born in 1839 in Bethnal Green, Middlesex, consisted of 6 members. Henry was the head of the household, married to Rebecca Colwell, born in 1840 in Bethnal Green, Middlesex, England. They had 4 children; Henry (born 1865 in Bethnal Green, Middlesex, England), Alfred (born 1870 in Bethnal Green, Middlesex, England), Alice (born 1874 in Bethnal Green, Middlesex, England) and John (born 1877 in Bethnal Green, Middlesex, England).


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Henry Colwell's household

Male

Henry

Colwell

Head
Female

Rebecca

Colwell

Wife
Male

Henry

Colwell

Son
Male

Alfred

Colwell

Son
Female

Alice

Colwell

Daughter
Male

John

Colwell

Son
First name(s) Henry
Last name Colwell
Relationship Head
Marital status Married
Age 42
Birth year 1839
Birth place Bethnal Green, Middlesex, England

Household members (6 people)

First name(s)

Last name

Relationship

Marital status

Age

Birth year

Birth place

Full record

Henry

Colwell

Head

Married

42

1839

Bethnal Green, Middlesex, England

Rebecca

Colwell

Wife

Married

41

1840

Bethnal Green, Middlesex, England

Henry

Colwell

Son

Single

16

1865

Bethnal Green, Middlesex, England

Alfred

Colwell

Son

Single

11

1870

Bethnal Green, Middlesex, England

Alice

Colwell

Daughter

Single

7

1874

Bethnal Green, Middlesex, England

John

Colwell

Son

Single

4

1877

Bethnal Green, Middlesex, England

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