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Household of John Coles (born 1839, Somerset)

1881 England, Wales & Scotland Census in Wells, 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 9 other people are on this record

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In the 1881 Census, the household of John Coles, born in 1839 in Burnham, Somerset, consisted of 10 members. John was the head of the household, married to Anne Coles, born in 1839 in Wells, Somerset, England. They had 7 children; Mary M (born 1863 in Bleadney, Somerset, England), Susan A R (born 1865 in Bleadney, Somerset, England), Clara (born 1869 in Bleadney, Somerset, England), Emily (born 1870 in Bleadney, Somerset, England), William J (born 1872 in Wells, Somerset, England), Lucy (born 1876 in Wells, Somerset, England) and Arnold F (born 1879 in Wells, Somerset, England).
During the period, also present in the household was John's Servant, Robert Whitcombe, born in 1865 in West Bradley, Somerset, England.


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John Coles's household

Male

John

Coles

Head
Female

Anne

Coles

Wife
Female

Mary M

Coles

Daughter
Female

Susan A R

Coles

Daughter
Female

Clara

Coles

Daughter
Female

Emily

Coles

Daughter
Male

William J

Coles

Son
Female

Lucy

Coles

Daughter
Male

Arnold F

Coles

Son
Male

Robert

Whitcombe

Servant
First name(s) John
Last name Coles
Relationship Head
Marital status Married
Age 42
Birth year 1839
Birth place Burnham, Somerset, England

Household members (10 people)

First name(s)

Last name

Relationship

Marital status

Age

Birth year

Birth place

Full record

John

Coles

Head

Married

42

1839

Burnham, Somerset, England

Anne

Coles

Wife

Married

42

1839

Wells, Somerset, England

Mary M

Coles

Daughter

Single

18

1863

Bleadney, Somerset, England

Susan A R

Coles

Daughter

Single

16

1865

Bleadney, Somerset, England

Clara

Coles

Daughter

Single

12

1869

Bleadney, Somerset, England

Emily

Coles

Daughter

Single

11

1870

Bleadney, Somerset, England

William J

Coles

Son

Single

9

1872

Wells, Somerset, England

Lucy

Coles

Daughter

Single

5

1876

Wells, Somerset, England

Arnold F

Coles

Son

Single

2

1879

Wells, Somerset, England

Robert

Whitcombe

Servant

Single

16

1865

West Bradley, Somerset, England

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