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Household of Joseph Colley (born 1850, Staffordshire)

1881 England, Wales & Scotland Census in Dudley, Staffordshire, 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 Colley and 6 other people are on this record

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In the 1881 Census, the household of Joseph Colley, born in 1850 in Cinderhill, Staffordshire, consisted of 7 members. Joseph was the head of the household, married to Sarah Colley, born in 1848 in Sedgley, Staffordshire, England. They had 3 children; Elizabeth (born 1877 in Sedgley, Staffordshire, England), John Henry (born 1879 in Sedgley, Staffordshire, England) and William Thomas (born 1881 in Sedgley, Staffordshire, England).
During the period, also present in the household were Joseph's Father In Law, James (born 1801 in Sedgley, Staffordshire, England) and Joseph's Mother In Law, Sarah (born 1802 in Sedgley, Staffordshire, England).


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Joseph Colley's household

Male

Joseph

Colley

Head
Female

Sarah

Colley

Wife
Female

Elizabeth

Colley

Daughter
Male

John Henry

Colley

Son
Male

William Thomas

Colley

Son
Male

James

Meredith

Father In Law
Female

Sarah

Meredith

Mother In Law
First name(s) Joseph
Last name Colley
Relationship Head
Marital status Married
Age 31
Birth year 1850
Birth place Cinderhill, Staffordshire, England

Household members (7 people)

First name(s)

Last name

Relationship

Marital status

Age

Birth year

Birth place

Full record

Joseph

Colley

Head

Married

31

1850

Cinderhill, Staffordshire, England

Sarah

Colley

Wife

Married

33

1848

Sedgley, Staffordshire, England

Elizabeth

Colley

Daughter

Single

4

1877

Sedgley, Staffordshire, England

John Henry

Colley

Son

Single

2

1879

Sedgley, Staffordshire, England

William Thomas

Colley

Son

Single

0

1881

Sedgley, Staffordshire, England

James

Meredith

Father In Law

Married

80

1801

Sedgley, Staffordshire, England

Sarah

Meredith

Mother In Law

Married

79

1802

Sedgley, Staffordshire, England

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