Skip to content
  • Start free trial
An original census record

Start a free trial to view

Get access to the original record, as well as a map showing the local area at the time

Household of Jane Colton (born 1843, Yorkshire)

1881 England, Wales & Scotland Census in Sheffield, Yorkshire,Yorkshire (West Riding), England

More informationkeyboard_arrow_down

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.

Jane Colton and 7 other people are on this record

More informationkeyboard_arrow_down

In the 1881 Census, the household of Jane Colton, born in 1843 in Sheffield, Yorkshire, consisted of 8 members. Jane was the head of the household, widow. She had 5 children; William (born 1863 in Sheffield, Yorkshire, England), Annie E (born 1865 in Sheffield, Yorkshire, England), Edward (born 1867 in Yorkshire, England), Joseph (born 1869 in Sheffield, Yorkshire, England) and Ada (born 1875 in Sheffield, Yorkshire, England).
During the period, also present in the household were Jane's Sister, Elizabeth (born 1832 in Sheffield, Yorkshire, England) and Jane's Lodger, Fred (born 1851 in Sheffield, Yorkshire, England).


Get access to the original record, as well as a map showing the local area at the time

Jane Colton's household

Female

Jane

Colton

Head
Male

William

Colton

Son
Female

Annie E

Colton

Daughter
Male

Edward

Colton

Son
Male

Joseph

Colton

Son
Female

Ada

Colton

Daughter
Female

Elizabeth

Burkinshaw

Sister
Male

Fred

Chambers

Lodger
First name(s) Jane
Last name Colton
Relationship Head
Marital status Widow
Age 38
Birth year 1843
Birth place Sheffield, Yorkshire, England

Household members (8 people)

First name(s)

Last name

Relationship

Marital status

Age

Birth year

Birth place

Full record

Jane

Colton

Head

Widow

38

1843

Sheffield, Yorkshire, England

William

Colton

Son

Single

18

1863

Sheffield, Yorkshire, England

Annie E

Colton

Daughter

Single

16

1865

Sheffield, Yorkshire, England

Edward

Colton

Son

Single

14

1867

Yorkshire, England

Joseph

Colton

Son

Single

12

1869

Sheffield, Yorkshire, England

Ada

Colton

Daughter

Single

6

1875

Sheffield, Yorkshire, England

Elizabeth

Burkinshaw

Sister

Widow

49

1832

Sheffield, Yorkshire, England

Fred

Chambers

Lodger

Widower

30

1851

Sheffield, Yorkshire, England

Explore Findmypast's newspaper collections

Explore the 1881 Census and millions of historical records for free with Findmypast. Find out more about the household of Jane Colton in Sheffield in 1881, and follow the Colton family through time in other national records, newspapers and more.

We've found family trees for Jane Colton

We’ve found Jane Colton in 35 family trees. Find out more about Jane Colton's household and view the Colton family in family trees created by Findmypast members.

Not who you're looking for?

Other households on nearby pages of the 1881 Census