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Household of John Coles (born 1847, Kent)

1881 England, Wales & Scotland Census in Greenwich, London,Kent, 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 Coles and 6 other people are on this record

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In the 1881 Census, the household of John Coles, born in 1847 in Gravesend, Kent, consisted of 7 members. John was the head of the household, married to Mary J Coles, born in 1849 in Dartford, Kent, England. They had 2 children; Maud (born 1877 in Battersea, Surrey, England) and Jessie (born 1879 in Battersea, Surrey, England).
During the period, also present in the household were John's Servant, Mary J (born 1862 in Somerset, England), John's Servant, Ellen (born 1864 in Middlesex, England) and John's Aunt, Sarah (born 1822 in Gravesend, Kent, England).


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John Coles's household

Male

John

Coles

Head
Female

Mary J

Coles

Wife
Female

Maud

Coles

Daughter
Female

Jessie

Coles

Daughter
Female

Mary J

Davies

Servant
Female

Ellen

Arthur

Servant
Female

Sarah

Hills

Aunt
First name(s) John
Last name Coles
Relationship Head
Marital status Married
Age 34
Birth year 1847
Birth place Gravesend, Kent, England

Household members (7 people)

First name(s)

Last name

Relationship

Marital status

Age

Birth year

Birth place

Full record

John

Coles

Head

Married

34

1847

Gravesend, Kent, England

Mary J

Coles

Wife

Married

32

1849

Dartford, Kent, England

Maud

Coles

Daughter

Single

4

1877

Battersea, Surrey, England

Jessie

Coles

Daughter

Single

2

1879

Battersea, Surrey, England

Mary J

Davies

Servant

Single

19

1862

Somerset, England

Ellen

Arthur

Servant

Single

17

1864

Middlesex, England

Sarah

Hills

Aunt

Single

59

1822

Gravesend, Kent, England

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