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Household of James Coffay (born 1850, Surrey)

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.

James Coffay and 4 other people are on this record

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In the 1881 Census, the household of James Coffay, born in 1850 in Lambeth, Surrey, consisted of 5 members. James was the head of the household, married to Ellen Coffay, born in 1850 in Islington, Middlesex, England. They had 2 children; Alf (born 1877 in Islington, Middlesex, England) and John (born 1858 in Herrington, Durham, England).
During the period, also present in the household was James's Boarder, Sarah Gough, born in 1816 in Marsh Gibbon, Buckinghamshire, England.


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James Coffay's household

Male

James

Coffay

Head
Female

Ellen

Coffay

Wife
Male

Alf

Coffay

Son
Female

Sarah

Gough

Boarder
Male

John

Gough

Son
First name(s) James
Last name Coffay
Relationship Head
Marital status Married
Age 31
Birth year 1850
Birth place Lambeth, Surrey, England

Household members (5 people)

First name(s)

Last name

Relationship

Marital status

Age

Birth year

Birth place

Full record

James

Coffay

Head

Married

31

1850

Lambeth, Surrey, England

Ellen

Coffay

Wife

Married

31

1850

Islington, Middlesex, England

Alf

Coffay

Son

Single

4

1877

Islington, Middlesex, England

Sarah

Gough

Boarder

Widow

65

1816

Marsh Gibbon, Buckinghamshire, England

John

Gough

Son

Single

23

1858

Herrington, Durham, England

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