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Household of John Colwell (born 1838, Gloucestershire)

1881 England, Wales & Scotland Census in Gloucester, Gloucestershire, 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 Colwell and 7 other people are on this record

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In the 1881 Census, the household of John Colwell, born in 1838 in Longford, Gloucestershire, consisted of 8 members. John was the head of the household, married to Mary Colwell, born in 1845 in Gloucester, Gloucestershire, England. They had 5 children; Mary Louisa (born 1870 in Gloucester, Gloucestershire, England), Alfred Philip John (born 1872 in Gloucester, Gloucestershire, England), Emily Rebecca Bevan (born 1876 in Gloucester, Gloucestershire, England), Agnes Gertrude (born 1878 in Gloucester, Gloucestershire, England) and Hilda Annie (born 1881 in Gloucester, Gloucestershire, England).
During the period, also present in the household was John's Lodger, Joshua Stephens, born in 1863 in Bulley, Gloucestershire, England.


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John Colwell's household

Male

John

Colwell

Head
Female

Mary

Colwell

Wife
Female

Mary Louisa

Colwell

Daughter
Male

Alfred Philip John

Colwell

Son
Female

Emily Rebecca Bevan

Colwell

Daughter
Female

Agnes Gertrude

Colwell

Daughter
Female

Hilda Annie

Colwell

Daughter
Male

Joshua

Stephens

Lodger
First name(s) John
Last name Colwell
Relationship Head
Marital status Married
Age 43
Birth year 1838
Birth place Longford, Gloucestershire, England

Household members (8 people)

First name(s)

Last name

Relationship

Marital status

Age

Birth year

Birth place

Full record

John

Colwell

Head

Married

43

1838

Longford, Gloucestershire, England

Mary

Colwell

Wife

Married

36

1845

Gloucester, Gloucestershire, England

Mary Louisa

Colwell

Daughter

Single

11

1870

Gloucester, Gloucestershire, England

Alfred Philip John

Colwell

Son

Single

9

1872

Gloucester, Gloucestershire, England

Emily Rebecca Bevan

Colwell

Daughter

Single

5

1876

Gloucester, Gloucestershire, England

Agnes Gertrude

Colwell

Daughter

Single

3

1878

Gloucester, Gloucestershire, England

Hilda Annie

Colwell

Daughter

Single

0

1881

Gloucester, Gloucestershire, England

Joshua

Stephens

Lodger

Single

18

1863

Bulley, Gloucestershire, England

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