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Household of James Colston (born 1820, Gloucestershire)

1881 England, Wales & Scotland Census in Bath, 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 Colston and 5 other people are on this record

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In the 1881 Census, the household of James Colston, born in 1820 in Eastington, Gloucestershire, consisted of 6 members. James was the head of the household, married to Mary A Colston, born in 1830 in Thornbury, Gloucestershire, England. They had 3 children; Thomas W (born 1861 in Bath, Somerset, England), Amelia (born 1858 in Bath, Somerset, England) and Edward J (born 1873 in Bath, Somerset, England).
During the period, also present in the household was James's Lodger Head, Mary Gaskin, born in 1805 in Hindon, Wiltshire, England.


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James Colston's household

Male

James

Colston

Head
Female

Mary A

Colston

Wife
Male

Thomas W

Colston

Son
Female

Amelia

Colston

Daughter
Male

Edward J

Colston

Son
Female

Mary

Gaskin

Lodger Head
First name(s) James
Last name Colston
Relationship Head
Marital status Married
Age 61
Birth year 1820
Birth place Eastington, Gloucestershire, England

Household members (6 people)

First name(s)

Last name

Relationship

Marital status

Age

Birth year

Birth place

Full record

James

Colston

Head

Married

61

1820

Eastington, Gloucestershire, England

Mary A

Colston

Wife

Married

51

1830

Thornbury, Gloucestershire, England

Thomas W

Colston

Son

Single

20

1861

Bath, Somerset, England

Amelia

Colston

Daughter

Single

23

1858

Bath, Somerset, England

Edward J

Colston

Son

Single

8

1873

Bath, Somerset, England

Mary

Gaskin

Lodger Head

Widow

76

1805

Hindon, Wiltshire, England

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