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Household of John Couling (born 1853, Gloucestershire)

1881 England, Wales & Scotland Census in Highworth, Wiltshire, 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 Couling and 6 other people are on this record

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In the 1881 Census, the household of John Couling, born in 1853 in Kempsford, Gloucestershire, consisted of 7 members. John was the head of the household, married to Mary Jane Couling, born in 1851 in Wootton Bassett, Wiltshire, England. They had 4 children; Ellen (born 1875 in Bridgend, Glamorganshire, Wales), Annie (born 1877 in Bridgend, Glamorganshire, Wales), Henry (born 1879 in Bridgend, Glamorganshire, Wales) and Kate (born 1881 in Swindon, Wiltshire, England).
During the period, also present in the household was John's Boarder, William Speck, born in 1862 in Wootton Bassett, Wiltshire, England.


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John Couling's household

Male

John

Couling

Head
Female

Mary Jane

Couling

Wife
Female

Ellen

Couling

Daughter
Female

Annie

Couling

Daughter
Male

Henry

Couling

Son
Female

Kate

Couling

Daughter
Male

William

Speck

Boarder
First name(s) John
Last name Couling
Relationship Head
Marital status Married
Age 28
Birth year 1853
Birth place Kempsford, Gloucestershire, England

Household members (7 people)

First name(s)

Last name

Relationship

Marital status

Age

Birth year

Birth place

Full record

John

Couling

Head

Married

28

1853

Kempsford, Gloucestershire, England

Mary Jane

Couling

Wife

Married

30

1851

Wootton Bassett, Wiltshire, England

Ellen

Couling

Daughter

Single

6

1875

Bridgend, Glamorganshire, Wales

Annie

Couling

Daughter

Single

4

1877

Bridgend, Glamorganshire, Wales

Henry

Couling

Son

Single

2

1879

Bridgend, Glamorganshire, Wales

Kate

Couling

Daughter

Single

0

1881

Swindon, Wiltshire, England

William

Speck

Boarder

Single

19

1862

Wootton Bassett, Wiltshire, England

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