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Household of John Collis (born 1844, Leicestershire)

1881 England, Wales & Scotland Census in Islington, London,Middlesex, 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 Collis and 11 other people are on this record

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In the 1881 Census, the household of John Collis, born in 1844 in Leicester, Leicestershire, consisted of 12 members. John was the head of the household, married to Elizabeth Collis, born in 1844 in Finsbury, Middlesex, England. They had 9 children; Elizabeth A (born 1865 in St Luke's, Middlesex, England), Mary A (born 1867 in St Luke's, Middlesex, England), John H (born 1869 in St Luke's, Middlesex, England), Eliza E (born 1871 in St Luke's, Middlesex, England), Alfred (born 1874 in St Luke's, Middlesex, England), George (born 1876 in St Luke's, Middlesex, England), Edith (born 1878 in St Luke's, Middlesex, England), Arthur (born 1880 in St Luke's, Middlesex, England) and Albert (born 1881 in Islington, Middlesex, England).
During the period, also present in the household was John's Servant, Eliza A Ruffell, born in 1861 in Islington, Middlesex, England.


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John Collis's household

Male

John

Collis

Head
Female

Elizabeth

Collis

Wife
Female

Elizabeth A

Collis

Daughter
Female

Mary A

Collis

Daughter
Male

John H

Collis

Son
Female

Eliza E

Collis

Daughter
Male

Alfred

Collis

Son
Male

George

Collis

Son
Female

Edith

Collis

Daughter
Male

Arthur

Collis

Son
Male

Albert

Collis

Son
Female

Eliza A

Ruffell

Servant
First name(s) John
Last name Collis
Relationship Head
Marital status Married
Age 37
Birth year 1844
Birth place Leicester, Leicestershire, England

Household members (12 people)

First name(s)

Last name

Relationship

Marital status

Age

Birth year

Birth place

Full record

John

Collis

Head

Married

37

1844

Leicester, Leicestershire, England

Elizabeth

Collis

Wife

Married

37

1844

Finsbury, Middlesex, England

Elizabeth A

Collis

Daughter

Single

16

1865

St Luke's, Middlesex, England

Mary A

Collis

Daughter

Single

14

1867

St Luke's, Middlesex, England

John H

Collis

Son

Single

12

1869

St Luke's, Middlesex, England

Eliza E

Collis

Daughter

Single

10

1871

St Luke's, Middlesex, England

Alfred

Collis

Son

Single

7

1874

St Luke's, Middlesex, England

George

Collis

Son

Single

5

1876

St Luke's, Middlesex, England

Edith

Collis

Daughter

Single

3

1878

St Luke's, Middlesex, England

Arthur

Collis

Son

Single

1

1880

St Luke's, Middlesex, England

Albert

Collis

Son

Single

0

1881

Islington, Middlesex, England

Eliza A

Ruffell

Servant

Single

20

1861

Islington, Middlesex, England

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