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Household of John Colley (born 1840, Yorkshire)

1881 England, Wales & Scotland Census in Tadcaster, 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 Colley and 9 other people are on this record

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In the 1881 Census, the household of John Colley, born in 1840 in Great Preston, Yorkshire, consisted of 10 members. John was the head of the household, married to Mary Ann Colley, born in 1845 in Great Preston, Yorkshire, England. They had 7 children; Israel (born 1868 in Great Preston, Yorkshire, England), Albert (born 1869 in Great Preston, Yorkshire, England), Simon (born 1872 in Great Preston, Yorkshire, England), Lucy (born 1874 in Great Preston, Yorkshire, England), Charles (born 1877 in Great Preston, Yorkshire, England), Thomas (born 1880 in Great Preston, Yorkshire, England) and Joseph (born 1881 in Great Preston, Yorkshire, England).
During the period, also present in the household was John's Mother, Elizabeth Colley, born in 1811 in Swillington, Yorkshire, England.


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John Colley's household

Male

John

Colley

Head
Female

Mary Ann

Colley

Wife
Male

Israel

Colley

Son
Male

Albert

Colley

Son
Male

Simon

Colley

Son
Female

Lucy

Colley

Daughter
Male

Charles

Colley

Son
Male

Thomas

Colley

Son
Male

Joseph

Colley

Son
Female

Elizabeth

Colley

Mother
First name(s) John
Last name Colley
Relationship Head
Marital status Married
Age 41
Birth year 1840
Birth place Great Preston, Yorkshire, England

Household members (10 people)

First name(s)

Last name

Relationship

Marital status

Age

Birth year

Birth place

Full record

John

Colley

Head

Married

41

1840

Great Preston, Yorkshire, England

Mary Ann

Colley

Wife

Married

36

1845

Great Preston, Yorkshire, England

Israel

Colley

Son

Single

13

1868

Great Preston, Yorkshire, England

Albert

Colley

Son

Single

12

1869

Great Preston, Yorkshire, England

Simon

Colley

Son

Single

9

1872

Great Preston, Yorkshire, England

Lucy

Colley

Daughter

Single

7

1874

Great Preston, Yorkshire, England

Charles

Colley

Son

Single

4

1877

Great Preston, Yorkshire, England

Thomas

Colley

Son

Single

1

1880

Great Preston, Yorkshire, England

Joseph

Colley

Son

Single

0

1881

Great Preston, Yorkshire, England

Elizabeth

Colley

Mother

Widow

70

1811

Swillington, Yorkshire, England

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