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Household of John Cole (born 1821)

1881 England, Wales & Scotland Census in St Saviour 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 Cole and 8 other people are on this record

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In the 1881 Census, the household of John Cole, born in 1821 in Sheffield, consisted of 9 members. John was the head of the household, married to Elizabeth Cole, born in 1831 in Bethnal Green, Middlesex, England. They had 4 children; William (born 1854 in Bethnal Green, Middlesex, England), Elizabeth (born 1857 in Suffolk, England), Mary (born 1860 in Suffolk, England) and James (born 1866 in Newington, Kent, England).
During the period, also present in the household were John's Relation, Harriett (born 1879 in Newington, Kent, England), John's Niece, Emma (born 1874 in Newington, Kent, England) and John's Boarder, May (born 1845 in Essex, England).


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John Cole's household

Male

John

Cole

Head
Female

Elizabeth

Cole

Wife
Male

William

Cole

Son
Female

Elizabeth

Cole

Daughter
Female

Mary

Cole

Daughter
Male

James

Cole

Son
Female

Harriett

Betty

Relation
Female

Emma

Lidymist

Niece
Female

May

Buchant

Boarder
First name(s) John
Last name Cole
Relationship Head
Marital status Married
Age 60
Birth year 1821
Birth place Sheffield

Household members (9 people)

First name(s)

Last name

Relationship

Marital status

Age

Birth year

Birth place

Full record

John

Cole

Head

Married

60

1821

Sheffield

Elizabeth

Cole

Wife

Married

50

1831

Bethnal Green, Middlesex, England

William

Cole

Son

Single

27

1854

Bethnal Green, Middlesex, England

Elizabeth

Cole

Daughter

Single

24

1857

Suffolk, England

Mary

Cole

Daughter

Single

21

1860

Suffolk, England

James

Cole

Son

Single

15

1866

Newington, Kent, England

Harriett

Betty

Relation

Single

2

1879

Newington, Kent, England

Emma

Lidymist

Niece

Single

7

1874

Newington, Kent, England

May

Buchant

Boarder

Married

36

1845

Essex, England

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