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Household of James Collins (born 1840, Cheshire)

1881 England, Wales & Scotland Census in Prestwich, Lancashire, 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 7 other people are on this record

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In the 1881 Census, the household of James Collins, born in 1840 in Marple, Cheshire, consisted of 8 members. James was the head of the household, married to Jane Collins, born in 1845 in Pinxton, Nottinghamshire, England. They had 3 children; William (born 1871 in Manchester, Lancashire, England), Annie (born 1872 in Manchester, Lancashire, England) and Margaret (born 1878 in Manchester, Lancashire, England).
During the period, also present in the household were James's Nephew, Israel (born 1870 in Withington, Derbyshire, England), James's Servant, Susan (born 1865 in Bedford, Bedfordshire, England) and James's Servant, John (born 1867 in Salford, Lancashire, England).


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James Collins's household

Male

James

Collins

Head
Female

Jane

Collins

Wife
Male

William

Collins

Son
Female

Annie

Collins

Daughter
Female

Margaret

Collins

Daughter
Male

Israel

Knowles

Nephew
Female

Susan

Simms

Servant
Male

John

Mac Donald

Servant
First name(s) James
Last name Collins
Relationship Head
Marital status Married
Age 41
Birth year 1840
Birth place Marple, Cheshire, England

Household members (8 people)

First name(s)

Last name

Relationship

Marital status

Age

Birth year

Birth place

Full record

James

Collins

Head

Married

41

1840

Marple, Cheshire, England

Jane

Collins

Wife

Married

36

1845

Pinxton, Nottinghamshire, England

William

Collins

Son

Single

10

1871

Manchester, Lancashire, England

Annie

Collins

Daughter

Single

9

1872

Manchester, Lancashire, England

Margaret

Collins

Daughter

Single

3

1878

Manchester, Lancashire, England

Israel

Knowles

Nephew

Single

11

1870

Withington, Derbyshire, England

Susan

Simms

Servant

Single

16

1865

Bedford, Bedfordshire, England

John

Mac Donald

Servant

Single

14

1867

Salford, Lancashire, England

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