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Household of John Colley (born 1840, Middlesex)

1881 England, Wales & Scotland Census in Wandsworth, London,Surrey, 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 Colley and 7 other people are on this record

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In the 1881 Census, the household of John Colley, born in 1840 in Bethnal Green, Middlesex, consisted of 8 members. John was the head of the household, married to Sarah M Colley, born in 1846 in Kennington, Middlesex, England. They had 5 children; Minnie (born 1872 in Marylebone, Middlesex, England), Henry G (born 1874 in Chelsea, Middlesex, England), William J (born 1876 in Chelsea, Middlesex, England), Albert E (born 1878 in Chelsea, Middlesex, England) and Florence (born 1879 in Battersea, Surrey, England).
During the period, also present in the household was John's Lodger, William le Neve, born in 1855 in Yarmouth, Hampshire, England.


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John Colley's household

Male

John

Colley

Head
Female

Sarah M

Colley

Wife
Female

Minnie

Colley

Daughter
Male

Henry G

Colley

Son
Male

William J

Colley

Son
Male

Albert E

Colley

Son
Female

Florence

Colley

Daughter
Male

William

le Neve

Lodger
First name(s) John
Last name Colley
Relationship Head
Marital status Married
Age 41
Birth year 1840
Birth place Bethnal Green, Middlesex, England

Household members (8 people)

First name(s)

Last name

Relationship

Marital status

Age

Birth year

Birth place

Full record

John

Colley

Head

Married

41

1840

Bethnal Green, Middlesex, England

Sarah M

Colley

Wife

Married

35

1846

Kennington, Middlesex, England

Minnie

Colley

Daughter

Single

9

1872

Marylebone, Middlesex, England

Henry G

Colley

Son

Single

7

1874

Chelsea, Middlesex, England

William J

Colley

Son

Single

5

1876

Chelsea, Middlesex, England

Albert E

Colley

Son

Single

3

1878

Chelsea, Middlesex, England

Florence

Colley

Daughter

Single

2

1879

Battersea, Surrey, England

William

le Neve

Lodger

Widower

26

1855

Yarmouth, Hampshire, England

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