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Household of James Coleman (born 1824, Devon)

1881 England, Wales & Scotland Census in Newton Abbot, Devon, 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 Coleman and 7 other people are on this record

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In the 1881 Census, the household of James Coleman, born in 1824 in Bishopsteignton, Devon, consisted of 8 members. James was the head of the household, married to Rhoda Coleman, born in 1820 in Otterton, Devon, England. They had 2 children; Fran (born 1861 in Otterton, Devon, England) and Jane (born 1849 in Plympton, Devon, England). They had 3 grandchildren; Tom (born 1873 in Budleigh, Devon, England), Jane (born 1876 in Dawlish, Devon, England) and Rhoda (born 1879 in Dawlish, Devon, England).
During the period, also present in the household was James's Lodger, Henry Norris, born in 1860 in Dawlish, Devon, England.


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James Coleman's household

Male

James

Coleman

Head
Female

Rhoda

Coleman

Wife
Male

Fran

Coleman

Son
Male

Tom

Coleman

Grand Son
Female

Jane

Ewings

Daughter
Female

Jane

Ewings

Grand Daughter
Female

Rhoda

Ewings

Grand Daughter
Male

Henry

Norris

Lodger
First name(s) James
Last name Coleman
Relationship Head
Marital status Married
Age 57
Birth year 1824
Birth place Bishopsteignton, Devon, England

Household members (8 people)

First name(s)

Last name

Relationship

Marital status

Age

Birth year

Birth place

Full record

James

Coleman

Head

Married

57

1824

Bishopsteignton, Devon, England

Rhoda

Coleman

Wife

Married

61

1820

Otterton, Devon, England

Fran

Coleman

Son

Single

20

1861

Otterton, Devon, England

Tom

Coleman

Grand Son

Single

8

1873

Budleigh, Devon, England

Jane

Ewings

Daughter

Married

32

1849

Plympton, Devon, England

Jane

Ewings

Grand Daughter

Single

5

1876

Dawlish, Devon, England

Rhoda

Ewings

Grand Daughter

Single

2

1879

Dawlish, Devon, England

Henry

Norris

Lodger

Single

21

1860

Dawlish, Devon, England

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