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Household of Matthew Collis (born 1849, Somerset)

1881 England, Wales & Scotland Census in Ashton under Lyne, Lancashire, 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.

Matthew Collis and 6 other people are on this record

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In the 1881 Census, the household of Matthew Collis, born in 1849 in Horsington, Somerset, consisted of 7 members. Matthew was the head of the household, married to Elizabeth Collis, born in 1850 in Horsington, Somerset, England. They had 4 children; Lily (born 1873 in Cheshire, England), Rose (born 1875 in Horsington, Somerset, England), Sidney (born 1877 in Cheshire, England) and George (born 1872 in Cheshire, England).
During the period, also present in the household was Matthew's Boarder, George Jones, born in 1841 in Cheshire, England.


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Matthew Collis's household

Male

Matthew

Collis

Head
Female

Elizabeth

Collis

Wife
Female

Lily

Collis

Daughter
Female

Rose

Collis

Daughter
Male

Sidney

Collis

Son
Male

George

Collis

Son
Male

George

Jones

Boarder
First name(s) Matthew
Last name Collis
Relationship Head
Marital status Married
Age 32
Birth year 1849
Birth place Horsington, Somerset, England

Household members (7 people)

First name(s)

Last name

Relationship

Marital status

Age

Birth year

Birth place

Full record

Matthew

Collis

Head

Married

32

1849

Horsington, Somerset, England

Elizabeth

Collis

Wife

Married

31

1850

Horsington, Somerset, England

Lily

Collis

Daughter

Single

8

1873

Cheshire, England

Rose

Collis

Daughter

Single

6

1875

Horsington, Somerset, England

Sidney

Collis

Son

Single

4

1877

Cheshire, England

George

Collis

Son

Single

9

1872

Cheshire, England

George

Jones

Boarder

Single

40

1841

Cheshire, England

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