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Household of Joseph Colenso (born 1852, Glamorganshire)

1881 England, Wales & Scotland Census in Pontypridd, Glamorganshire, Wales

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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 Colenso and 8 other people are on this record

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In the 1881 Census, the household of Joseph Colenso, born in 1852 in Swansea, Glamorganshire, consisted of 9 members. Joseph was the head of the household, married to Elizabeth Colenso, born in 1852 in Pontlottyn, Glamorganshire, Wales. They had 2 children; Joseph O (born 1874 in Pontlottyn, Glamorganshire, Wales) and George (born 1881 in Ferndale, Glamorganshire, Wales).
During the period, also present in the household were Joseph's Step Father, William (born 1831 in Glamorganshire, Wales), Joseph's Step Mother, Martha (born 1825 in Crowan, Cornwall, England), Joseph's Niece, Martha (born 1865 in Pontlottyn, Glamorganshire, Wales), Joseph's Lodger, John (born 1860 in Devon, England) and Joseph's Lodger, George (born 1861 in Cardiff, Glamorganshire, Wales).


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Joseph Colenso's household

Male

Joseph

Colenso

Head
Female

Elizabeth

Colenso

Wife
Male

Joseph O

Colenso

Son
Male

George

Colenso

Son
Male

William

Williams

Step Father
Female

Martha

Williams

Step Mother
Female

Martha

House

Niece
Male

John

Earland

Lodger
Male

George

Hankins

Lodger
First name(s) Joseph
Last name Colenso
Relationship Head
Marital status Married
Age 29
Birth year 1852
Birth place Swansea, Glamorganshire, Wales

Household members (9 people)

First name(s)

Last name

Relationship

Marital status

Age

Birth year

Birth place

Full record

Joseph

Colenso

Head

Married

29

1852

Swansea, Glamorganshire, Wales

Elizabeth

Colenso

Wife

Married

29

1852

Pontlottyn, Glamorganshire, Wales

Joseph O

Colenso

Son

Single

7

1874

Pontlottyn, Glamorganshire, Wales

George

Colenso

Son

Single

0

1881

Ferndale, Glamorganshire, Wales

William

Williams

Step Father

Married

50

1831

Glamorganshire, Wales

Martha

Williams

Step Mother

Married

56

1825

Crowan, Cornwall, England

Martha

House

Niece

Single

16

1865

Pontlottyn, Glamorganshire, Wales

John

Earland

Lodger

Married

21

1860

Devon, England

George

Hankins

Lodger

Single

20

1861

Cardiff, Glamorganshire, Wales

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