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Household of John Thos Colwill (born 1848, 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 Thos Colwill and 5 other people are on this record

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In the 1881 Census, the household of John Thos Colwill, born in 1848 in Langtree, Devon, consisted of 6 members. John Thos was the head of the household, married to Elizabeth Colwill, born in 1853 in St Giles, Devon, England. They had 4 children; William Hy (born 1874 in Bideford, Devon, England), Arthur John (born 1876 in Bideford, Devon, England), Charles Thos (born 1879 in Bideford, Devon, England) and Elizabeth Ann (born 1881 in Bideford, Devon, England).


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John Thos Colwill's household

Male

John Thos

Colwill

Head
Female

Elizabeth

Colwill

Wife
Male

William Hy

Colwill

Son
Male

Arthur John

Colwill

Son
Male

Charles Thos

Colwill

Son
Female

Elizabeth Ann

Colwill

Daughter
First name(s) John Thos
Last name Colwill
Relationship Head
Marital status Married
Age 33
Birth year 1848
Birth place Langtree, Devon, England

Household members (6 people)

First name(s)

Last name

Relationship

Marital status

Age

Birth year

Birth place

Full record

John Thos

Colwill

Head

Married

33

1848

Langtree, Devon, England

Elizabeth

Colwill

Wife

Married

28

1853

St Giles, Devon, England

William Hy

Colwill

Son

Single

7

1874

Bideford, Devon, England

Arthur John

Colwill

Son

Single

5

1876

Bideford, Devon, England

Charles Thos

Colwill

Son

Single

2

1879

Bideford, Devon, England

Elizabeth Ann

Colwill

Daughter

Single

0

1881

Bideford, Devon, England

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