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Household of John Comly (born 1835)

1881 England, Wales & Scotland Census in Gorbals, Lanarkshire, 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 Comly and 3 other people are on this record

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In the 1881 Census, the household of John Comly, born in 1835 in , consisted of 4 members. John was the head of the household, married to Mary Comly, born in 1846 in Donegal, Ireland. They had 1 child; Margaret, born 1868 in .
During the period, also present in the household was John's Boarder, William Coates, born in 1857 in Glasgow, Lanarkshire, Scotland.


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John Comly's household

Male

John

Comly

Head
Female

Mary

Comly

Wife
Female

Margaret

Comly

Daughter
Male

William

Coates

Boarder
First name(s) John
Last name Comly
Relationship Head
Marital status Married
Age 46
Birth year 1835
Birth place -

Household members (4 people)

First name(s)

Last name

Relationship

Marital status

Age

Birth year

Birth place

Full record

John

Comly

Head

Married

46

1835

-

Mary

Comly

Wife

Married

35

1846

Donegal, Ireland

Margaret

Comly

Daughter

-

13

1868

-

William

Coates

Boarder

Widower

24

1857

Glasgow, Lanarkshire, Scotland

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