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Household of John Colwill (born 1838, Cornwall)

1881 England, Wales & Scotland Census in Stratton, Cornwall, 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 6 other people are on this record

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In the 1881 Census, the household of John Colwill, born in 1838 in Marhamchurch, Cornwall, consisted of 7 members. John was the head of the household, married to Mary A Colwill, born in 1842 in Poughill, Cornwall, England. They had 4 children; Charles S (born 1871 in Whitstone, Cornwall, England), Ellen (born 1874 in Stratton, Cornwall, England), John H (born 1875 in Stratton, Cornwall, England) and William T (born 1877 in Stratton, Cornwall, England).
During the period, also present in the household was John's Niece, Edith Goard, born in 1877 in Bude, Cornwall, England.


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John Colwill's household

Male

John

Colwill

Head
Female

Mary A

Colwill

Wife
Male

Charles S

Colwill

Son
Female

Ellen

Colwill

Daughter
Male

John H

Colwill

Son
Male

William T

Colwill

Son
Female

Edith

Goard

Niece
First name(s) John
Last name Colwill
Relationship Head
Marital status Married
Age 43
Birth year 1838
Birth place Marhamchurch, Cornwall, England

Household members (7 people)

First name(s)

Last name

Relationship

Marital status

Age

Birth year

Birth place

Full record

John

Colwill

Head

Married

43

1838

Marhamchurch, Cornwall, England

Mary A

Colwill

Wife

Married

39

1842

Poughill, Cornwall, England

Charles S

Colwill

Son

Single

10

1871

Whitstone, Cornwall, England

Ellen

Colwill

Daughter

Single

7

1874

Stratton, Cornwall, England

John H

Colwill

Son

Single

6

1875

Stratton, Cornwall, England

William T

Colwill

Son

Single

4

1877

Stratton, Cornwall, England

Edith

Goard

Niece

Single

4

1877

Bude, Cornwall, England

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