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Household of John Colley (born 1832, Lancashire)

1881 England, Wales & Scotland Census in Preston, Lancashire, 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 2 other people are on this record

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In the 1881 Census, the household of John Colley, born in 1832 in Bury, Lancashire, consisted of 3 members. John was the head of the household, widower. He had 1 child; Martha Amy, born 1866 in Manchester, Lancashire, England.
During the period, also present in the household was John's Lodger, Sarah Jane Hartley, born in 1862 in Bolton, Lancashire, England.


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John Colley's household

Male

John

Colley

Head
Female

Martha Amy

Colley

Daughter
Female

Sarah Jane

Hartley

Lodger
First name(s) John
Last name Colley
Relationship Head
Marital status Widower
Age 49
Birth year 1832
Birth place Bury, Lancashire, England

Household members (3 people)

First name(s)

Last name

Relationship

Marital status

Age

Birth year

Birth place

Full record

John

Colley

Head

Widower

49

1832

Bury, Lancashire, England

Martha Amy

Colley

Daughter

Single

15

1866

Manchester, Lancashire, England

Sarah Jane

Hartley

Lodger

Single

19

1862

Bolton, Lancashire, England

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