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Household of Joseph A Collings (born 1847, Devon)

1881 England, Wales & Scotland Census in Exeter, 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.

Joseph A Collings and 9 other people are on this record

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In the 1881 Census, the household of Joseph A Collings, born in 1847 in Exeter, Devon, consisted of 10 members. Joseph A was the head of the household, married to Sarah Collings, born in 1846 in Broadclyst, Devon, England. They had 5 children; Emily (born 1874 in Exeter, Devon, England), Barton J (born 1875 in Exeter, Devon, England), Gertrude (born 1877 in Exeter, Devon, England), Reginald L (born 1879 in Exeter, Devon, England) and Joseph C (born 1881 in Exeter, Devon, England).
During the period, also present in the household were Joseph A's Governess, Frances E (born 1848 in Launceston, Cornwall, England), Joseph A's Servant, Maria (born 1854 in Lapford, Devon, England) and Joseph A's Servant, Louisa (born 1868 in Whimple, Devon, England).


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Joseph A Collings's household

Male

Joseph A

Collings

Head
Female

Sarah

Collings

Wife
Female

Emily

Collings

Daughter
Male

Barton J

Collings

Son
Female

Gertrude

Collings

Daughter
Male

Reginald L

Collings

Son
Male

Joseph C

Collings

Son
Female

Frances E

Webber

Governess
Female

Maria

Dockett

Servant
Female

Louisa

Ponsford

Servant
First name(s) Joseph A
Last name Collings
Relationship Head
Marital status Married
Age 34
Birth year 1847
Birth place Exeter, Devon, England

Household members (10 people)

First name(s)

Last name

Relationship

Marital status

Age

Birth year

Birth place

Full record

Joseph A

Collings

Head

Married

34

1847

Exeter, Devon, England

Sarah

Collings

Wife

Married

35

1846

Broadclyst, Devon, England

Emily

Collings

Daughter

Single

7

1874

Exeter, Devon, England

Barton J

Collings

Son

Single

6

1875

Exeter, Devon, England

Gertrude

Collings

Daughter

Single

4

1877

Exeter, Devon, England

Reginald L

Collings

Son

Single

2

1879

Exeter, Devon, England

Joseph C

Collings

Son

Single

0

1881

Exeter, Devon, England

Frances E

Webber

Governess

Single

33

1848

Launceston, Cornwall, England

Maria

Dockett

Servant

Single

27

1854

Lapford, Devon, England

Louisa

Ponsford

Servant

Single

13

1868

Whimple, Devon, England

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