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Household of John Coles (born 1850, Somerset)

1881 England, Wales & Scotland Census in Yeovil, 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 Coles and 7 other people are on this record

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In the 1881 Census, the household of John Coles, born in 1850 in Yeovil, Somerset, consisted of 8 members. John was the head of the household, married to Mary A Coles, born in 1850 in Shatton, Dorset, England. They had 5 children; Charles A (born 1874 in Yeovil, Somerset, England), Rosa (born 1875 in Yeovil, Somerset, England), Henry (born 1877 in Yeovil, Somerset, England), Russell (born 1881 in Somerset, England) and Ellen L H (born 1876 in Sherborne, Dorset, England).
During the period, also present in the household was John's Lodger Head, Ellen Wyer, born in 1850 in Gillingham, Dorset, England.


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John Coles's household

Male

John

Coles

Head
Female

Mary A

Coles

Wife
Male

Charles A

Coles

Son
Female

Rosa

Coles

Daughter
Male

Henry

Coles

Son
Male

Russell

Coles

Son
Female

Ellen

Wyer

Lodger Head
Female

Ellen L H

Wyer

Daughter
First name(s) John
Last name Coles
Relationship Head
Marital status Married
Age 31
Birth year 1850
Birth place Yeovil, Somerset, England

Household members (8 people)

First name(s)

Last name

Relationship

Marital status

Age

Birth year

Birth place

Full record

John

Coles

Head

Married

31

1850

Yeovil, Somerset, England

Mary A

Coles

Wife

Married

31

1850

Shatton, Dorset, England

Charles A

Coles

Son

Single

7

1874

Yeovil, Somerset, England

Rosa

Coles

Daughter

Single

6

1875

Yeovil, Somerset, England

Henry

Coles

Son

Single

4

1877

Yeovil, Somerset, England

Russell

Coles

Son

Single

0

1881

Somerset, England

Ellen

Wyer

Lodger Head

Single

31

1850

Gillingham, Dorset, England

Ellen L H

Wyer

Daughter

Single

5

1876

Sherborne, Dorset, England

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