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Household of John Colsell (born 1823, Middlesex)

1881 England, Wales & Scotland Census in Greenwich, London,Kent, 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 Colsell and 6 other people are on this record

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In the 1881 Census, the household of John Colsell, born in 1823 in Tower Hamlets, Middlesex, consisted of 7 members. John was the head of the household, married to Sarah Colsell, born in 1823 in Greenwich, Kent, England. They had 4 children; Emily (born 1851 in Greenwich, Kent, England), George (born 1854 in Greenwich, Kent, England), Annie (born 1849 in Greenwich, Kent, England) and Frederick (born 1861 in Greenwich, Kent, England).
During the period, also present in the household was John's Servant, Emma Wingate, born in 1862 in Snodland, Kent, England.


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John Colsell's household

Male

John

Colsell

Head
Female

Sarah

Colsell

Wife
Female

Emily

Colsell

Daughter
Male

George

Colsell

Son
Female

Annie

Colsell

Daughter
Male

Frederick

Colsell

Son
Female

Emma

Wingate

Servant
First name(s) John
Last name Colsell
Relationship Head
Marital status Married
Age 58
Birth year 1823
Birth place Tower Hamlets, Middlesex, England

Household members (7 people)

First name(s)

Last name

Relationship

Marital status

Age

Birth year

Birth place

Full record

John

Colsell

Head

Married

58

1823

Tower Hamlets, Middlesex, England

Sarah

Colsell

Wife

Married

58

1823

Greenwich, Kent, England

Emily

Colsell

Daughter

Single

30

1851

Greenwich, Kent, England

George

Colsell

Son

Single

27

1854

Greenwich, Kent, England

Annie

Colsell

Daughter

Single

32

1849

Greenwich, Kent, England

Frederick

Colsell

Son

Single

20

1861

Greenwich, Kent, England

Emma

Wingate

Servant

Single

19

1862

Snodland, Kent, England

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