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Household of James Collins (born 1816, Somerset)

1881 England, Wales & Scotland Census in Axbridge, 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 Collins and 6 other people are on this record

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In the 1881 Census, the household of James Collins, born in 1816 in Weston Super Mare, Somerset, consisted of 7 members. James was the head of the household, married to Elizabeth Collins, born in 1818 in Wickwar, Gloucestershire, England. They had 1 child; Arthur A, born 1860 in Weston Super Mare, Somerset, England.
During the period, also present in the household were James's Son Head, William P (born 1857 in Weston Super Mare, Somerset, England), James's Servant, Eliza (born 1863 in Priddy, Somerset, England), James's Lodger, Ellen (born 1835 in Middlesex, England) and James's Lodger, Sydney H (born 1866 in Wiltshire, England).


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James Collins's household

Male

James

Collins

Head
Female

Elizabeth

Collins

Wife
Male

William P

Collins

Son Head
Male

Arthur A

Collins

Son
Female

Eliza

Bishop

Servant
Female

Ellen

Gillham

Lodger
Male

Sydney H

Gillham

Lodger
First name(s) James
Last name Collins
Relationship Head
Marital status Married
Age 65
Birth year 1816
Birth place Weston Super Mare, Somerset, England

Household members (7 people)

First name(s)

Last name

Relationship

Marital status

Age

Birth year

Birth place

Full record

James

Collins

Head

Married

65

1816

Weston Super Mare, Somerset, England

Elizabeth

Collins

Wife

Married

63

1818

Wickwar, Gloucestershire, England

William P

Collins

Son Head

Single

24

1857

Weston Super Mare, Somerset, England

Arthur A

Collins

Son

Single

21

1860

Weston Super Mare, Somerset, England

Eliza

Bishop

Servant

Single

18

1863

Priddy, Somerset, England

Ellen

Gillham

Lodger

Married

46

1835

Middlesex, England

Sydney H

Gillham

Lodger

Single

15

1866

Wiltshire, England

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