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Household of Joshua Colwill (born 1854, Devon)

1881 England, Wales & Scotland Census in Bideford, 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.

Joshua Colwill and 4 other people are on this record

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In the 1881 Census, the household of Joshua Colwill, born in 1854 in Hartland, Devon, consisted of 5 members. Joshua was the head of the household, married to Elizabeth A Colwill, born in 1855 in Hartland, Devon, England. They had 3 children; Mary Jane (born 1876 in Neath, Devon, England), Eliza Ann (born 1879 in Hartland, Devon, England) and William (born 1881 in Hartland, Devon, England).


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Joshua Colwill's household

Male

Joshua

Colwill

Head
Female

Elizabeth A

Colwill

Wife
Female

Mary Jane

Colwill

Daughter
Female

Eliza Ann

Colwill

Daughter
Male

William

Colwill

Son
First name(s) Joshua
Last name Colwill
Relationship Head
Marital status Married
Age 27
Birth year 1854
Birth place Hartland, Devon, England

Household members (5 people)

First name(s)

Last name

Relationship

Marital status

Age

Birth year

Birth place

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Joshua

Colwill

Head

Married

27

1854

Hartland, Devon, England

Elizabeth A

Colwill

Wife

Married

26

1855

Hartland, Devon, England

Mary Jane

Colwill

Daughter

Single

5

1876

Neath, Devon, England

Eliza Ann

Colwill

Daughter

Single

2

1879

Hartland, Devon, England

William

Colwill

Son

Single

0

1881

Hartland, Devon, England

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