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Household of John W Coles (born 1841, Middlesex)

1881 England, Wales & Scotland Census in St George Hanover Square, 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 W Coles and 7 other people are on this record

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In the 1881 Census, the household of John W Coles, born in 1841 in Bloomsbury, Middlesex, consisted of 8 members. John W was the head of the household, married to Ellen Coles, born in 1839 in Antrim, Ireland. They had 5 children; Mary (born 1863 in Pimlico, Middlesex, England), Nellie (born 1865 in Richmond, Surrey, England), Henry (born 1868 in Richmond, Surrey, England), Edward (born 1868 in Richmond, Surrey, England) and James (born 1871 in Rolleston, Staffordshire, England).
During the period, also present in the household was John W's Servant, Bridget Handsberry, born in 1865 in Galway, Galway, Ireland.


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John W Coles's household

Male

John W

Coles

Head
Female

Ellen

Coles

Wife
Female

Mary

Coles

Daughter
Female

Nellie

Coles

Daughter
Male

Henry

Coles

Son
Male

Edward

Coles

Son
Male

James

Coles

Son
Female

Bridget

Handsberry

Servant
First name(s) John W
Last name Coles
Relationship Head
Marital status Married
Age 40
Birth year 1841
Birth place Bloomsbury, Middlesex, England

Household members (8 people)

First name(s)

Last name

Relationship

Marital status

Age

Birth year

Birth place

Full record

John W

Coles

Head

Married

40

1841

Bloomsbury, Middlesex, England

Ellen

Coles

Wife

Married

42

1839

Antrim, Ireland

Mary

Coles

Daughter

Single

18

1863

Pimlico, Middlesex, England

Nellie

Coles

Daughter

Single

16

1865

Richmond, Surrey, England

Henry

Coles

Son

Single

13

1868

Richmond, Surrey, England

Edward

Coles

Son

Single

13

1868

Richmond, Surrey, England

James

Coles

Son

Single

10

1871

Rolleston, Staffordshire, England

Bridget

Handsberry

Servant

Single

16

1865

Galway, Galway, Ireland

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