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Household of John Colwill (born 1844, Devon)

1881 England, Wales & Scotland Census in Bideford, Devon, 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 Colwill and 8 other people are on this record

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In the 1881 Census, the household of John Colwill, born in 1844 in Hartland, Devon, consisted of 9 members. John was the head of the household, married to John Colwill, born in 1844 in Hartland, Devon, England. They had 6 children; Mary A (born 1868 in Hartland, Devon, England), Emma S (born 1870 in Hartland, Devon, England), Charles (born 1873 in Hartland, Devon, England), Ellen (born 1874 in Hartland, Devon, England), John (born 1878 in Hartland, Devon, England) and Lily (born 1881 in Hartland, Devon, England).


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John Colwill's household

Male

John

Colwill

Head
Male

John

Colwill

Head
Female

Mary A

Colwill

Wife
Female

Mary A

Colwill

Daughter
Female

Emma S

Colwill

Daughter
Male

Charles

Colwill

Son
Female

Ellen

Colwill

Daughter
Male

John

Colwill

Son
Female

Lily

Colwill

Daughter
First name(s) John
Last name Colwill
Relationship Head
Marital status Married
Age 37
Birth year 1844
Birth place Hartland, Devon, England

Household members (9 people)

First name(s)

Last name

Relationship

Marital status

Age

Birth year

Birth place

Full record

John

Colwill

Head

Married

37

1844

Hartland, Devon, England

John

Colwill

Head

Married

37

1844

Hartland, Devon, England

Mary A

Colwill

Wife

Married

36

1845

Hartland, Devon, England

Mary A

Colwill

Daughter

Single

13

1868

Hartland, Devon, England

Emma S

Colwill

Daughter

Single

11

1870

Hartland, Devon, England

Charles

Colwill

Son

Single

8

1873

Hartland, Devon, England

Ellen

Colwill

Daughter

Single

7

1874

Hartland, Devon, England

John

Colwill

Son

Single

3

1878

Hartland, Devon, England

Lily

Colwill

Daughter

Single

0

1881

Hartland, Devon, England

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