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Household of John Collesam (born 1836)

1881 England, Wales & Scotland Census in Dewsbury, Yorkshire,Yorkshire (West Riding), 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 Collesam and 8 other people are on this record

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In the 1881 Census, the household of John Collesam, born in 1836 in , consisted of 9 members. John was the head of the household, married to Mary Collesam, born in 1841 in Ireland. They had 3 children; James (born 1868 in Dewsbury, Yorkshire, England), Catherine (born 1871 in Dewsbury, Yorkshire, England) and Luke (born 1875 in Dewsbury, Yorkshire, England).
During the period, also present in the household were John's Lodger, Polly (born 1853 in Ireland), John's Lodger, Ann (born 1862 in Durham, Lancashire, England), John's Lodger, Margaret (born 1846 in Ireland) and John's Lodger, Mary (born 1855 in Dewsbury, Yorkshire, England).


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John Collesam's household

Male

John

Collesam

Head
Female

Mary

Collesam

Wife
Male

James

Collesam

Son
Female

Catherine

Collesam

Daughter
Male

Luke

Collesam

Son
Female

Polly

Wade

Lodger
Female

Ann

Kelly

Lodger
Female

Margaret

Cox

Lodger
Female

Mary

Connoley

Lodger
First name(s) John
Last name Collesam
Relationship Head
Marital status Married
Age 45
Birth year 1836
Birth place Ireland

Household members (9 people)

First name(s)

Last name

Relationship

Marital status

Age

Birth year

Birth place

Full record

John

Collesam

Head

Married

45

1836

Ireland

Mary

Collesam

Wife

Married

40

1841

Ireland

James

Collesam

Son

Single

13

1868

Dewsbury, Yorkshire, England

Catherine

Collesam

Daughter

Single

10

1871

Dewsbury, Yorkshire, England

Luke

Collesam

Son

Single

6

1875

Dewsbury, Yorkshire, England

Polly

Wade

Lodger

Single

28

1853

Ireland

Ann

Kelly

Lodger

Single

19

1862

Durham, Lancashire, England

Margaret

Cox

Lodger

Single

35

1846

Ireland

Mary

Connoley

Lodger

Single

26

1855

Dewsbury, Yorkshire, England

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