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Household of John Colwell (born 1841, Gloucestershire)

1881 England, Wales & Scotland Census in Chorlton, Lancashire, 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 6 other people are on this record

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In the 1881 Census, the household of John Colwell, born in 1841 in Gloucestershire, consisted of 7 members. John was the head of the household, married to Ann P Colwell, born in 1839 in Gloucester, Gloucestershire, England. They had 4 children; Joseph C (born 1864 in Worcester, Worcestershire, England), Jane M (born 1868 in Micklehurst, Cheshire, England), Ernest (born 1872 in Middleton, Lancashire, England) and Edith A (born 1873 in Fairfield, Lancashire, England).
During the period, also present in the household was John's Servant, Susan Jane Jeremy, born in 1859 in Shirenewton, Monmouthshire, Wales.


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John Colwell's household

Male

John

Colwell

Head
Female

Ann P

Colwell

Wife
Male

Joseph C

Colwell

Son
Female

Jane M

Colwell

Daughter
Male

Ernest

Colwell

Son
Female

Edith A

Colwell

Daughter
Female

Susan Jane

Jeremy

Servant
First name(s) John
Last name Colwell
Relationship Head
Marital status Married
Age 40
Birth year 1841
Birth place Gloucestershire, England

Household members (7 people)

First name(s)

Last name

Relationship

Marital status

Age

Birth year

Birth place

Full record

John

Colwell

Head

Married

40

1841

Gloucestershire, England

Ann P

Colwell

Wife

Married

42

1839

Gloucester, Gloucestershire, England

Joseph C

Colwell

Son

Single

17

1864

Worcester, Worcestershire, England

Jane M

Colwell

Daughter

Single

13

1868

Micklehurst, Cheshire, England

Ernest

Colwell

Son

Single

9

1872

Middleton, Lancashire, England

Edith A

Colwell

Daughter

Single

8

1873

Fairfield, Lancashire, England

Susan Jane

Jeremy

Servant

Single

22

1859

Shirenewton, Monmouthshire, Wales

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