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Household of John Colan (born 1828, Lincolnshire)

1881 England, Wales & Scotland Census in Croydon, Surrey, 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.

John Colan and 12 other people are on this record

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In the 1881 Census, the household of John Colan, born in 1828 in Louth, Lincolnshire, consisted of 13 members. John was the head of the household, married to Freda Colan, born in 1845 in Germany. They had 7 children; Lizzie K (born 1858 in Leominster, Herefordshire, England), Robert F (born 1859 in Hackney, Middlesex, England), Clara N (born 1861 in Hackney, Middlesex, England), Francis M (born 1867 in Hounslow, Middlesex, England), Alfred S (born 1868 in Hounslow, Middlesex, England), Mary J (born 1869 in Wandsworth, Surrey, England) and S A (born 1871 in Wandsworth, Surrey, England).
During the period, also present in the household were John's Visitor, Camilla S (born 1849 in Royal Tunbridge Wells, Kent, England), John's Dressmaker, Louisa (born 1855 in Gravesend, Kent, England), John's Cook, Anne (born 1858 in Burton on Trent, Staffordshire, England) and John's Servant, Rachel (born 1862 in Barking, Essex, England).


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John Colan's household

Male

John

Colan

Head
Female

Freda

Colan

Wife
Female

Lizzie K

Colan

Daughter
Male

Robert F

Colan

Son
Female

Clara N

Colan

Daughter
Male

Francis M

Colan

Son
Male

Alfred S

Colan

Son
Female

Mary J

Colan

Daughter
Male

S A

Colan

Son
Female

Camilla S

Cook

Visitor
Female

Louisa

Hendry

Dressmaker
Female

Anne

Rose

Cook
Female

Rachel

Gill

Servant
First name(s) John
Last name Colan
Relationship Head
Marital status Married
Age 53
Birth year 1828
Birth place Louth, Lincolnshire, England

Household members (13 people)

First name(s)

Last name

Relationship

Marital status

Age

Birth year

Birth place

Full record

John

Colan

Head

Married

53

1828

Louth, Lincolnshire, England

Freda

Colan

Wife

Married

36

1845

Germany

Lizzie K

Colan

Daughter

Single

23

1858

Leominster, Herefordshire, England

Robert F

Colan

Son

Single

22

1859

Hackney, Middlesex, England

Clara N

Colan

Daughter

Single

20

1861

Hackney, Middlesex, England

Francis M

Colan

Son

Single

14

1867

Hounslow, Middlesex, England

Alfred S

Colan

Son

Single

13

1868

Hounslow, Middlesex, England

Mary J

Colan

Daughter

Single

12

1869

Wandsworth, Surrey, England

S A

Colan

Son

Single

10

1871

Wandsworth, Surrey, England

Camilla S

Cook

Visitor

-

32

1849

Royal Tunbridge Wells, Kent, England

Louisa

Hendry

Dressmaker

Single

26

1855

Gravesend, Kent, England

Anne

Rose

Cook

Single

23

1858

Burton on Trent, Staffordshire, England

Rachel

Gill

Servant

Single

19

1862

Barking, Essex, England

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