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Household of John Cole (born 1831, Somerset)

1881 England, Wales & Scotland Census in Williton, Somerset, 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 7 other people are on this record

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In the 1881 Census, the household of John Cole, born in 1831 in Timberscombe, Somerset, consisted of 8 members. John was the head of the household, married to Jane Cole, born in 1835 in Dulverton, Somerset, England. They had 5 children; Charles (born 1869 in Allerton, Devon, England), Henry (born 1873 in Somerset, England), Sarah (born 1875 in Somerset, England), William (born 1877 in Porlock, Somerset, England) and Elizabeth (born 1881 in Selworthy, Somerset, England).
During the period, also present in the household was John's Boarder, Sarah Hobbs, born in 1881 in Porlock, Somerset, England.


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John Cole's household

Male

John

Cole

Head
Female

Jane

Cole

Wife
Male

Charles

Cole

Son
Male

Henry

Cole

Son
Female

Sarah

Cole

Daughter
Male

William

Cole

Son
Female

Elizabeth

Cole

Daughter
Female

Sarah

Hobbs

Boarder
First name(s) John
Last name Cole
Relationship Head
Marital status Married
Age 50
Birth year 1831
Birth place Timberscombe, Somerset, England

Household members (8 people)

First name(s)

Last name

Relationship

Marital status

Age

Birth year

Birth place

Full record

John

Cole

Head

Married

50

1831

Timberscombe, Somerset, England

Jane

Cole

Wife

Married

46

1835

Dulverton, Somerset, England

Charles

Cole

Son

Single

12

1869

Allerton, Devon, England

Henry

Cole

Son

Single

8

1873

Somerset, England

Sarah

Cole

Daughter

Single

6

1875

Somerset, England

William

Cole

Son

Single

4

1877

Porlock, Somerset, England

Elizabeth

Cole

Daughter

Single

0

1881

Selworthy, Somerset, England

Sarah

Hobbs

Boarder

Single

0

1881

Porlock, Somerset, England

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