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Household of James Colley (born 1835, Kent)

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 Colley and 6 other people are on this record

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In the 1881 Census, the household of James Colley, born in 1835 in Herne Bay, Kent, consisted of 7 members. James was the head of the household, married to Sarah Colley, born in 1848 in City of London, Middlesex, England. They had 4 children; James (born 1870 in Islington, Middlesex, England), Harry (born 1873 in Islington, Middlesex, England), Sarah (born 1874 in Islington, Middlesex, England) and Ernest (born 1876 in Islington, Middlesex, England).
During the period, also present in the household was James's Brother, Edward Colley, born in 1833 in Sheerness, Kent, England.


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James Colley's household

Male

James

Colley

Head
Female

Sarah

Colley

Wife
Male

James

Colley

Son
Male

Harry

Colley

Son
Female

Sarah

Colley

Daughter
Male

Ernest

Colley

Son
Male

Edward

Colley

Brother
First name(s) James
Last name Colley
Relationship Head
Marital status Married
Age 46
Birth year 1835
Birth place Herne Bay, Kent, England

Household members (7 people)

First name(s)

Last name

Relationship

Marital status

Age

Birth year

Birth place

Full record

James

Colley

Head

Married

46

1835

Herne Bay, Kent, England

Sarah

Colley

Wife

Married

33

1848

City of London, Middlesex, England

James

Colley

Son

Single

11

1870

Islington, Middlesex, England

Harry

Colley

Son

Single

8

1873

Islington, Middlesex, England

Sarah

Colley

Daughter

Single

7

1874

Islington, Middlesex, England

Ernest

Colley

Son

Single

5

1876

Islington, Middlesex, England

Edward

Colley

Brother

Single

48

1833

Sheerness, Kent, England

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