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Household of John R Collins (born 1841, Surrey)

1881 England, Wales & Scotland Census in Islington, London,Middlesex, 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 R Collins and 7 other people are on this record

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In the 1881 Census, the household of John R Collins, born in 1841 in Camberwell, Surrey, consisted of 8 members. John R was the head of the household, married to Esther L Collins, born in 1851 in Shoreditch, Middlesex, England. They had 5 children; Elly J (born 1875 in Islington, Middlesex, England), William J (born 1876 in Islington, Middlesex, England), Herbert T (born 1877 in Islington, Middlesex, England), Emily H (born 1878 in Islington, Middlesex, England) and Frank (born 1880 in Shoreditch, Middlesex, England).
During the period, also present in the household was John R's Servant, Alice Boswell, born in 1864 in Islington, Middlesex, England.


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John R Collins's household

Male

John R

Collins

Head
Female

Esther L

Collins

Wife
Female

Elly J

Collins

Daughter
Male

William J

Collins

Son
Male

Herbert T

Collins

Son
Female

Emily H

Collins

Daughter
Female

Alice

Boswell

Servant
Male

Frank

Collins

Son
First name(s) John R
Last name Collins
Relationship Head
Marital status Married
Age 40
Birth year 1841
Birth place Camberwell, Surrey, England

Household members (8 people)

First name(s)

Last name

Relationship

Marital status

Age

Birth year

Birth place

Full record

John R

Collins

Head

Married

40

1841

Camberwell, Surrey, England

Esther L

Collins

Wife

Married

30

1851

Shoreditch, Middlesex, England

Elly J

Collins

Daughter

Single

6

1875

Islington, Middlesex, England

William J

Collins

Son

Single

5

1876

Islington, Middlesex, England

Herbert T

Collins

Son

Single

4

1877

Islington, Middlesex, England

Emily H

Collins

Daughter

Single

3

1878

Islington, Middlesex, England

Alice

Boswell

Servant

Single

17

1864

Islington, Middlesex, England

Frank

Collins

Son

Single

1

1880

Shoreditch, Middlesex, England

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