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Household of James Collyer (born 1814, Guernsey)

1881 England, Wales & Scotland Census in Poplar, 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 Collyer and 9 other people are on this record

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In the 1881 Census, the household of James Collyer, born in 1814 in Guernsey, consisted of 10 members. James was the head of the household, married to Maria Collyer, born in 1831 in Falmouth, Cornwall, England. They had 4 children; William J (born 1863 in Poplar, Middlesex, England), Samuel J (born 1866 in Poplar, Middlesex, England), Robert E (born 1870 in Poplar, Middlesex, England) and Elizabeth A (born 1873 in Poplar, Middlesex, England).
During the period, also present in the household were James's Boarder, James (born 1849 in Guernsey, Channel Islands), James's Boarder, Walter (born 1858 in Malden, Essex, England), James's Boarder, Daniel (born 1848 in Guernsey, Channel Islands) and James's Lodger, Sophia J (born 1830 in Southampton, Hampshire, England).


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James Collyer's household

Male

James

Collyer

Head
Female

Maria

Collyer

Wife
Male

William J

Collyer

Son
Male

Samuel J

Collyer

Son
Male

Robert E

Collyer

Son
Female

Elizabeth A

Collyer

Daughter
Male

James

Barbet

Boarder
Male

Walter

Ward

Boarder
Male

Daniel

Jehan

Boarder
Female

Sophia J

Groves

Lodger
First name(s) James
Last name Collyer
Relationship Head
Marital status Married
Age 67
Birth year 1814
Birth place Guernsey, Channel Islands

Household members (10 people)

First name(s)

Last name

Relationship

Marital status

Age

Birth year

Birth place

Full record

James

Collyer

Head

Married

67

1814

Guernsey, Channel Islands

Maria

Collyer

Wife

Married

50

1831

Falmouth, Cornwall, England

William J

Collyer

Son

Single

18

1863

Poplar, Middlesex, England

Samuel J

Collyer

Son

Single

15

1866

Poplar, Middlesex, England

Robert E

Collyer

Son

Single

11

1870

Poplar, Middlesex, England

Elizabeth A

Collyer

Daughter

Single

8

1873

Poplar, Middlesex, England

James

Barbet

Boarder

Single

32

1849

Guernsey, Channel Islands

Walter

Ward

Boarder

Single

23

1858

Malden, Essex, England

Daniel

Jehan

Boarder

Married

33

1848

Guernsey, Channel Islands

Sophia J

Groves

Lodger

Widow

51

1830

Southampton, Hampshire, England

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