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Household of John Colby (born 1848, Surrey)

1881 England, Wales & Scotland Census in St Olave Southwark, London,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 Colby and 6 other people are on this record

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In the 1881 Census, the household of John Colby, born in 1848 in Horsey Down, Surrey, consisted of 7 members. John was the head of the household, married to Susan M Colby, born in 1849 in Bermondsey, Surrey, England. They had 3 children; John (born 1875 in Bermondsey, Surrey, England), Edith L (born 1880 in Bermondsey, Surrey, England) and Mary E (born 1841 in Bermondsey, Surrey, England).
During the period, also present in the household were John's Mother, Mary (born 1811 in Bermondsey, Surrey, England) and John's Visitor, Elizabeth Sarah (born 1816 in Horsey Down, Surrey, England).


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John Colby's household

Male

John

Colby

Head
Female

Susan M

Colby

Wife
Male

John

Colby

Son
Female

Edith L

Colby

Daughter
Female

Mary

Musgrave

Mother
Female

Mary E

Musgrave

Daughter
Female

Elizabeth Sarah

Lawrey

Visitor
First name(s) John
Last name Colby
Relationship Head
Marital status Married
Age 33
Birth year 1848
Birth place Horsey Down, Surrey, England

Household members (7 people)

First name(s)

Last name

Relationship

Marital status

Age

Birth year

Birth place

Full record

John

Colby

Head

Married

33

1848

Horsey Down, Surrey, England

Susan M

Colby

Wife

Married

32

1849

Bermondsey, Surrey, England

John

Colby

Son

Single

6

1875

Bermondsey, Surrey, England

Edith L

Colby

Daughter

Single

1

1880

Bermondsey, Surrey, England

Mary

Musgrave

Mother

Widow

70

1811

Bermondsey, Surrey, England

Mary E

Musgrave

Daughter

Single

40

1841

Bermondsey, Surrey, England

Elizabeth Sarah

Lawrey

Visitor

Single

65

1816

Horsey Down, Surrey, England

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