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Household of Joab Colwell (born 1847, Oxfordshire)

1881 England, Wales & Scotland Census in Auckland, Durham, 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.

Joab Colwell and 8 other people are on this record

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In the 1881 Census, the household of Joab Colwell, born in 1847 in Oxford, Oxfordshire, consisted of 9 members. Joab was the head of the household, married to Ann Colwell, born in 1847 in Oxford, Oxfordshire, England. They had 5 children; Emma (born 1871 in Oxford, Oxfordshire, England), Ellen (born 1873 in Staffordshire, England), Henry (born 1875 in Durham, Durham, England), Eunice (born 1877 in Durham, Durham, England) and Ethel (born 1881 in Newfield, Durham, England).
During the period, also present in the household were Joab's Lodger, William (born 1849 in Shropshire, England) and Joab's Lodger, Edward (born 1852 in Flintshire, Wales).


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Joab Colwell's household

Male

Joab

Colwell

Head
Female

Ann

Colwell

Wife
Female

Emma

Colwell

Daughter
Female

Ellen

Colwell

Daughter
Male

Henry

Colwell

Son
Female

Eunice

Colwell

Daughter
Female

Ethel

Colwell

Daughter
Male

William

Hall

Lodger
Male

Edward

Jones

Lodger
First name(s) Joab
Last name Colwell
Relationship Head
Marital status Married
Age 34
Birth year 1847
Birth place Oxford, Oxfordshire, England

Household members (9 people)

First name(s)

Last name

Relationship

Marital status

Age

Birth year

Birth place

Full record

Joab

Colwell

Head

Married

34

1847

Oxford, Oxfordshire, England

Ann

Colwell

Wife

Married

34

1847

Oxford, Oxfordshire, England

Emma

Colwell

Daughter

Single

10

1871

Oxford, Oxfordshire, England

Ellen

Colwell

Daughter

Single

8

1873

Staffordshire, England

Henry

Colwell

Son

Single

6

1875

Durham, Durham, England

Eunice

Colwell

Daughter

Single

4

1877

Durham, Durham, England

Ethel

Colwell

Daughter

Single

0

1881

Newfield, Durham, England

William

Hall

Lodger

Single

32

1849

Shropshire, England

Edward

Jones

Lodger

Single

29

1852

Flintshire, Wales

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