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Household of Henry J Colley (born 1856, Lincolnshire)

1881 England, Wales & Scotland Census in Pontefract, Yorkshire,Yorkshire (West Riding), 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 J Colley and 8 other people are on this record

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In the 1881 Census, the household of Henry J Colley, born in 1856 in Birmingham, Lincolnshire, consisted of 9 members. Henry J was the head of the household, married to Selina Colley, born in 1861 in Glamorganshire, Wales. They had 1 child; Maria Ann, born 1881 in Featherstone, Yorkshire, England.
During the period, also present in the household were Henry J's Mother In Law, Sarah Ann (born 1840 in Gloucestershire, England), Henry J's Brother In Law, Henry Thos (born 1868 in Glamorganshire, Wales), Henry J's Brother In Law, William Edward (born 1871 in Glamorganshire, Wales), Henry J's Brother In Law, Samuel (born 1873 in Castleford, Yorkshire, England), Henry J's Brother In Law, George Henry (born 1875 in Chepstow, Monmouthshire, Wales) and Henry J's Brother In Law, Ernest (born 1878 in Yorkshire, England).


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Henry J Colley's household

Male

Henry J

Colley

Head
Female

Selina

Colley

Wife
Female

Maria Ann

Colley

Daughter
Female

Sarah Ann

Jay

Mother In Law
Male

Henry Thos

Jay

Brother In Law
Male

William Edward

Jay

Brother In Law
Male

Samuel

Jay

Brother In Law
Male

George Henry

Jay

Brother In Law
Male

Ernest

Jay

Brother In Law
First name(s) Henry J
Last name Colley
Relationship Head
Marital status Married
Age 25
Birth year 1856
Birth place Birmingham, Lincolnshire, England

Household members (9 people)

First name(s)

Last name

Relationship

Marital status

Age

Birth year

Birth place

Full record

Henry J

Colley

Head

Married

25

1856

Birmingham, Lincolnshire, England

Selina

Colley

Wife

Married

20

1861

Glamorganshire, Wales

Maria Ann

Colley

Daughter

Single

0

1881

Featherstone, Yorkshire, England

Sarah Ann

Jay

Mother In Law

Widow

41

1840

Gloucestershire, England

Henry Thos

Jay

Brother In Law

Single

13

1868

Glamorganshire, Wales

William Edward

Jay

Brother In Law

Single

10

1871

Glamorganshire, Wales

Samuel

Jay

Brother In Law

Single

8

1873

Castleford, Yorkshire, England

George Henry

Jay

Brother In Law

Single

6

1875

Chepstow, Monmouthshire, Wales

Ernest

Jay

Brother In Law

Single

3

1878

Yorkshire, England

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