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Household of James Collings (born 1822, Somerset)

1881 England, Wales & Scotland Census in Bridgwater, Somerset, 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 Collings and 6 other people are on this record

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In the 1881 Census, the household of James Collings, born in 1822 in Bawdrip, Somerset, consisted of 7 members. James was the head of the household, married to Sarah Collings, born in 1819 in St Woollos, Monmouthshire, Wales. They had 1 grandchild; Alice M, born 1876 in Oake, Somerset, England.
During the period, also present in the household were James's Sister Law, Maria (born 1825 in St Woollos, Monmouthshire, Wales), James's Niece, Melicent L (born 1853 in Monmouthshire, Wales), James's Servant, Sarah (born 1865 in North Petherton, Somerset, England) and James's Servant, Emma (born 1860 in Canada).


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James Collings's household

Male

James

Collings

Head
Female

Sarah

Collings

Wife
Female

Maria

Morgan

Sister Law
Female

Melicent L

Davies

Niece
Female

Alice M

Colthurst

Grand Daughter
Female

Sarah

Gadd

Servant
Female

Emma

Salter

Servant
First name(s) James
Last name Collings
Relationship Head
Marital status Married
Age 59
Birth year 1822
Birth place Bawdrip, Somerset, England

Household members (7 people)

First name(s)

Last name

Relationship

Marital status

Age

Birth year

Birth place

Full record

James

Collings

Head

Married

59

1822

Bawdrip, Somerset, England

Sarah

Collings

Wife

Married

62

1819

St Woollos, Monmouthshire, Wales

Maria

Morgan

Sister Law

Single

56

1825

St Woollos, Monmouthshire, Wales

Melicent L

Davies

Niece

Single

28

1853

Monmouthshire, Wales

Alice M

Colthurst

Grand Daughter

Single

5

1876

Oake, Somerset, England

Sarah

Gadd

Servant

Single

16

1865

North Petherton, Somerset, England

Emma

Salter

Servant

Single

21

1860

Canada

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