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Household of John Leigh Colley (born 1844, Devon)

1881 England, Wales & Scotland Census in St Thomas, 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 Leigh Colley and 14 other people are on this record

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In the 1881 Census, the household of John Leigh Colley, born in 1844 in Plymouth, Devon, consisted of 15 members. John Leigh was the head of the household, married to Lydia D Colley, born in 1850 in Henbury, Gloucestershire, England. They had 2 children; John D (born 1873 in Plymouth, Devon, England) and Lydia E (born 1876 in Kenton, Devon, England).
During the period, also present in the household were John Leigh's Father, John L (born 1797 in City of London, Middlesex, England), John Leigh's Cousin, Edith (born 1859 in Plymouth, Devon, England), John Leigh's Cousin, Deborah A (born 1870 in Norwood, Surrey, England), John Leigh's Cousin, Lyddie E (born 1872 in Norwood, Surrey, England), John Leigh's Cousin, Richard A (born 1875 in Norwood, Surrey, England), John Leigh's Cousin, S E V (born 1878 in Norwood, Surrey, England), John Leigh's Nurse, Anna (born 1834 in Devonport, Devon, England), John Leigh's Nurse, Ellen (born 1862 in Norwood, Surrey, England), John Leigh's Servant, George (born 1856 in Dawlish, Devon, England), John Leigh's Servant, Jane (born 1852 in Sandford, Devon, England) and John Leigh's Servant, Eliza (born 1860 in Sandford, Devon, England).


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John Leigh Colley's household

Male

John Leigh

Colley

Head
Female

Lydia D

Colley

Wife
Male

John L

Colley

Father
Male

John D

Colley

Son
Female

Lydia E

Colley

Daughter
Female

Edith

Brown

Cousin
Female

Deborah A

Waring

Cousin
Male

Lyddie E

Waring

Cousin
Male

Richard A

Waring

Cousin
Female

S E V

Waring

Cousin
Female

Anna

Dennis

Nurse
Female

Ellen

Rosling

Nurse
Male

George

Maunder

Servant
Female

Jane

Hammel

Servant
Female

Eliza

Hammel

Servant
First name(s) John Leigh
Last name Colley
Relationship Head
Marital status Married
Age 37
Birth year 1844
Birth place Plymouth, Devon, England

Household members (15 people)

First name(s)

Last name

Relationship

Marital status

Age

Birth year

Birth place

Full record

John Leigh

Colley

Head

Married

37

1844

Plymouth, Devon, England

Lydia D

Colley

Wife

Married

31

1850

Henbury, Gloucestershire, England

John L

Colley

Father

Widower

84

1797

City of London, Middlesex, England

John D

Colley

Son

Single

8

1873

Plymouth, Devon, England

Lydia E

Colley

Daughter

Single

5

1876

Kenton, Devon, England

Edith

Brown

Cousin

Single

22

1859

Plymouth, Devon, England

Deborah A

Waring

Cousin

Single

11

1870

Norwood, Surrey, England

Lyddie E

Waring

Cousin

Single

9

1872

Norwood, Surrey, England

Richard A

Waring

Cousin

Single

6

1875

Norwood, Surrey, England

S E V

Waring

Cousin

Single

3

1878

Norwood, Surrey, England

Anna

Dennis

Nurse

Married

47

1834

Devonport, Devon, England

Ellen

Rosling

Nurse

Single

19

1862

Norwood, Surrey, England

George

Maunder

Servant

Single

25

1856

Dawlish, Devon, England

Jane

Hammel

Servant

Single

29

1852

Sandford, Devon, England

Eliza

Hammel

Servant

Single

21

1860

Sandford, Devon, England

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