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Household of John Coles (born 1833, Devon)

1881 England, Wales & Scotland Census in Okehampton, Devon, 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 7 other people are on this record

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In the 1881 Census, the household of John Coles, born in 1833 in North Tawton, Devon, consisted of 8 members. John was the head of the household, married to Mary Coles, born in 1833 in North Tawton, Devon, England. They had 5 children; William (born 1860 in North Tawton, Devon, England), John (born 1862 in North Tawton, Devon, England), Harry (born 1866 in North Tawton, Devon, England), Charles (born 1869 in North Tawton, Devon, England) and Susanna (born 1874 in North Tawton, Devon, England).
During the period, also present in the household was John's Mother In Law Daughter, Elizabeth Snell, born in 1812 in North Tawton, Devon, England.


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John Coles's household

Male

John

Coles

Head
Female

Mary

Coles

Wife
Male

William

Coles

Son
Male

John

Coles

Son
Male

Harry

Coles

Son
Male

Charles

Coles

Son
Female

Susanna

Coles

Daughter
Female

Elizabeth

Snell

Mother In Law Daughter
First name(s) John
Last name Coles
Relationship Head
Marital status Married
Age 48
Birth year 1833
Birth place North Tawton, Devon, England

Household members (8 people)

First name(s)

Last name

Relationship

Marital status

Age

Birth year

Birth place

Full record

John

Coles

Head

Married

48

1833

North Tawton, Devon, England

Mary

Coles

Wife

Married

48

1833

North Tawton, Devon, England

William

Coles

Son

Single

21

1860

North Tawton, Devon, England

John

Coles

Son

Single

19

1862

North Tawton, Devon, England

Harry

Coles

Son

Single

15

1866

North Tawton, Devon, England

Charles

Coles

Son

Single

12

1869

North Tawton, Devon, England

Susanna

Coles

Daughter

Single

7

1874

North Tawton, Devon, England

Elizabeth

Snell

Mother In Law Daughter

Married

69

1812

North Tawton, Devon, England

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