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Household of John Collier (born 1815, Lancashire)

1881 England, Wales & Scotland Census in Leigh, 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 Collier and 6 other people are on this record

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In the 1881 Census, the household of John Collier, born in 1815 in Atherton, Lancashire, consisted of 7 members. John was the head of the household, widower. He had 1 child; Sarah, born 1846 in Atherton, Lancashire, England. He had 4 grandchildren; Mary Alice (born 1871 in Atherton, Lancashire, England), Thomas (born 1874 in Atherton, Lancashire, England), Ada (born 1878 in Atherton, Lancashire, England) and Bertha (born 1881 in Atherton, Lancashire, England).
During the period, also present in the household was John's Son In Law, Joseph Edge, born in 1844 in Atherton, Lancashire, England.


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John Collier's household

Male

John

Collier

Head
Male

Joseph

Edge

Son In Law
Female

Sarah

Edge

Daughter
Female

Mary Alice

Edge

Grand Daughter
Male

Thomas

Edge

Grand Son
Female

Ada

Edge

Grand Daughter
Female

Bertha

Edge

Grand Daughter
First name(s) John
Last name Collier
Relationship Head
Marital status Widower
Age 66
Birth year 1815
Birth place Atherton, Lancashire, England

Household members (7 people)

First name(s)

Last name

Relationship

Marital status

Age

Birth year

Birth place

Full record

John

Collier

Head

Widower

66

1815

Atherton, Lancashire, England

Joseph

Edge

Son In Law

Married

37

1844

Atherton, Lancashire, England

Sarah

Edge

Daughter

Married

35

1846

Atherton, Lancashire, England

Mary Alice

Edge

Grand Daughter

Single

10

1871

Atherton, Lancashire, England

Thomas

Edge

Grand Son

Single

7

1874

Atherton, Lancashire, England

Ada

Edge

Grand Daughter

Single

3

1878

Atherton, Lancashire, England

Bertha

Edge

Grand Daughter

Single

0

1881

Atherton, Lancashire, England

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