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Household of John Colston (born 1827, Fife)
1881 England, Wales & Scotland Census in South Leith, Midlothian, Scotland
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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 Colston and 6 other people are on this record
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In the 1881 Census, the household of John Colston, born in 1827 in Dunfermline, Fife, consisted of 7 members. John was the head of the household, married to Jane Colston, born in 1829 in Dunfermline, Fife, Scotland. They had 5 children; Thomas (born 1852 in Dunfermline, Fife, Scotland), Jane (born 1856 in Dunfermline, Fife, Scotland), Elizabeth (born 1865 in South Leith, Midlothian, Scotland), Johan (born 1869 in South Leith, Midlothian, Scotland) and Helen (born 1873 in South Leith, Midlothian, Scotland).
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John Colston's household
John
Colston
Head
Jane
Colston
Wife
Thomas
Colston
Son
Jane
Colston
Daughter
Elizabeth
Colston
Daughter
Johan
Colston
Daughter
Helen
Colston
Daughter
| First name(s) | John |
| Last name | Colston |
| Relationship | Head |
| Marital status | Married |
| Age | 54 |
| Birth year | 1827 |
| Birth place | Dunfermline, Fife, Scotland |
Household members (7 people)
First name(s) | Last name | Relationship | Marital status | Age | Birth year | Birth place | Full record |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
John | Colston | Head | Married | 54 | 1827 | Dunfermline, Fife, Scotland | |
Jane | Colston | Wife | Married | 52 | 1829 | Dunfermline, Fife, Scotland | |
Thomas | Colston | Son | Unmarried | 29 | 1852 | Dunfermline, Fife, Scotland | |
Jane | Colston | Daughter | Unmarried | 25 | 1856 | Dunfermline, Fife, Scotland | |
Elizabeth | Colston | Daughter | Unmarried | 16 | 1865 | South Leith, Midlothian, Scotland | |
Johan | Colston | Daughter | - | 12 | 1869 | South Leith, Midlothian, Scotland | |
Helen | Colston | Daughter | - | 8 | 1873 | South Leith, Midlothian, Scotland |
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