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Household of Joseph Coles (born 1840, Somerset)

1881 England, Wales & Scotland Census in Chelsea, 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.

Joseph Coles and 8 other people are on this record

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In the 1881 Census, the household of Joseph Coles, born in 1840 in Creech, Somerset, consisted of 9 members. Joseph was the head of the household, married to Sarah Coles, born in 1836 in Chelsea, Middlesex, England. They had 2 children; Elizabeth A (born 1872 in Chelsea, Middlesex, England) and Sarah D (born 1874 in Chelsea, Middlesex, England).
During the period, also present in the household were Joseph's Visitor, Alfred (born 1831 in Creech, Somerset, England), Joseph's Lodger, George (born 1851 in Paddington, Middlesex, England), Joseph's Lodger, Samuel (born 1851 in Chelsea, Middlesex, England), Joseph's Visitor, William (born 1857 in Devonport, Devon, England) and Joseph's Lodger, Herbert (born 1860 in Ipswich, Suffolk, England).


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Joseph Coles's household

Male

Joseph

Coles

Head
Female

Sarah

Coles

Wife
Female

Elizabeth A

Coles

Daughter
Female

Sarah D

Coles

Daughter
Male

Alfred

Trott

Visitor
Male

George

Slade

Lodger
Male

Samuel

Bright

Lodger
Male

William

Knight

Visitor
Male

Herbert

Steward

Lodger
First name(s) Joseph
Last name Coles
Relationship Head
Marital status Married
Age 41
Birth year 1840
Birth place Creech, Somerset, England

Household members (9 people)

First name(s)

Last name

Relationship

Marital status

Age

Birth year

Birth place

Full record

Joseph

Coles

Head

Married

41

1840

Creech, Somerset, England

Sarah

Coles

Wife

Married

45

1836

Chelsea, Middlesex, England

Elizabeth A

Coles

Daughter

Single

9

1872

Chelsea, Middlesex, England

Sarah D

Coles

Daughter

Single

7

1874

Chelsea, Middlesex, England

Alfred

Trott

Visitor

Married

50

1831

Creech, Somerset, England

George

Slade

Lodger

Widower

30

1851

Paddington, Middlesex, England

Samuel

Bright

Lodger

Single

30

1851

Chelsea, Middlesex, England

William

Knight

Visitor

Single

24

1857

Devonport, Devon, England

Herbert

Steward

Lodger

Single

21

1860

Ipswich, Suffolk, England

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