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Household of John Collis (born 1819, Staffordshire)

1881 England, Wales & Scotland Census in Lichfield, Staffordshire, 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 6 other people are on this record

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In the 1881 Census, the household of John Collis, born in 1819 in Leek, Staffordshire, consisted of 7 members. John was the head of the household, married to Ruth Collis, born in 1831 in Bath, Somerset, England. They had 4 children; Tom (born 1859 in Hanley, Staffordshire, England), George (born 1867 in Chasetown, Staffordshire, England), William H (born 1869 in Chasetown, Staffordshire, England) and Samuel (born 1871 in Chasetown, Staffordshire, England).
During the period, also present in the household was John's Visitor, Samuel Parfitt, born in 1807 in Bath, Somerset, England.


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John Collis's household

Male

John

Collis

Head
Female

Ruth

Collis

Wife
Male

Tom

Collis

Son
Male

George

Collis

Son
Male

William H

Collis

Son
Male

Samuel

Collis

Son
Male

Samuel

Parfitt

Visitor
First name(s) John
Last name Collis
Relationship Head
Marital status Married
Age 62
Birth year 1819
Birth place Leek, Staffordshire, England

Household members (7 people)

First name(s)

Last name

Relationship

Marital status

Age

Birth year

Birth place

Full record

John

Collis

Head

Married

62

1819

Leek, Staffordshire, England

Ruth

Collis

Wife

Married

50

1831

Bath, Somerset, England

Tom

Collis

Son

Single

22

1859

Hanley, Staffordshire, England

George

Collis

Son

Single

14

1867

Chasetown, Staffordshire, England

William H

Collis

Son

Single

12

1869

Chasetown, Staffordshire, England

Samuel

Collis

Son

Single

10

1871

Chasetown, Staffordshire, England

Samuel

Parfitt

Visitor

Widower

74

1807

Bath, Somerset, England

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