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Household of James Colbeck (born 1839, Yorkshire)

1881 England, Wales & Scotland Census in Dewsbury, 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.

James Colbeck and 8 other people are on this record

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In the 1881 Census, the household of James Colbeck, born in 1839 in Batley, Yorkshire, consisted of 9 members. James was the head of the household, widower. He had 7 children; Mary Armitage (born 1859 in Batley, Yorkshire, England), William Sheard (born 1862 in Batley, Yorkshire, England), Grace Ann (born 1865 in Batley, Yorkshire, England), Edward (born 1867 in Batley, Yorkshire, England), Charles (born 1873 in West Ardsley, Yorkshire, England), Ben Hirst (born 1875 in Batley, Yorkshire, England) and Samuel (born 1877 in Batley, Yorkshire, England).
During the period, also present in the household was James's Son In Law, Harry Bailey, born in 1859 in Yorkshire, England.


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James Colbeck's household

Male

James

Colbeck

Head
Female

Mary Armitage

Bailey

Daughter
Male

William Sheard

Colbeck

Son
Female

Grace Ann

Colbeck

Daughter
Male

Edward

Colbeck

Son
Male

Charles

Colbeck

Son
Male

Ben Hirst

Colbeck

Son
Male

Samuel

Colbeck

Son
Male

Harry

Bailey

Son In Law
First name(s) James
Last name Colbeck
Relationship Head
Marital status Widower
Age 42
Birth year 1839
Birth place Batley, Yorkshire, England

Household members (9 people)

First name(s)

Last name

Relationship

Marital status

Age

Birth year

Birth place

Full record

James

Colbeck

Head

Widower

42

1839

Batley, Yorkshire, England

Mary Armitage

Bailey

Daughter

Married

22

1859

Batley, Yorkshire, England

William Sheard

Colbeck

Son

Single

19

1862

Batley, Yorkshire, England

Grace Ann

Colbeck

Daughter

Single

16

1865

Batley, Yorkshire, England

Edward

Colbeck

Son

Single

14

1867

Batley, Yorkshire, England

Charles

Colbeck

Son

Single

8

1873

West Ardsley, Yorkshire, England

Ben Hirst

Colbeck

Son

Single

6

1875

Batley, Yorkshire, England

Samuel

Colbeck

Son

Single

4

1877

Batley, Yorkshire, England

Harry

Bailey

Son In Law

Married

22

1859

Yorkshire, England

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