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Household of Matthew Colly (born 1835, Denbighshire)

1881 England, Wales & Scotland Census in Stoke upon Trent, 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.

Matthew Colly and 5 other people are on this record

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In the 1881 Census, the household of Matthew Colly, born in 1835 in Wrexham, Denbighshire, consisted of 6 members. Matthew was the head of the household, married to Rose Colly, born in 1833 in Ireland.
During the period, also present in the household were Matthew's Step Son, Peter (born 1853 in Ireland), Matthew's Step Daughter, Mary A (born 1859 in Ireland), Matthew's Boarder, John (born 1859 in Longton, Staffordshire, England) and Matthew's Lodger, Herbert (born 1856 in Walsall, Staffordshire, England).


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Matthew Colly's household

Male

Matthew

Colly

Head
Female

Rose

Colly

Wife
Male

Peter

Mc Farlan

Step Son
Female

Mary A

Mc Farlan

Step Daughter
Male

John

Donton

Boarder
Male

Herbert

Worth

Lodger
First name(s) Matthew
Last name Colly
Relationship Head
Marital status Married
Age 46
Birth year 1835
Birth place Wrexham, Denbighshire, Wales

Household members (6 people)

First name(s)

Last name

Relationship

Marital status

Age

Birth year

Birth place

Full record

Matthew

Colly

Head

Married

46

1835

Wrexham, Denbighshire, Wales

Rose

Colly

Wife

Married

48

1833

Ireland

Peter

Mc Farlan

Step Son

Single

28

1853

Ireland

Mary A

Mc Farlan

Step Daughter

Single

22

1859

Ireland

John

Donton

Boarder

Single

22

1859

Longton, Staffordshire, England

Herbert

Worth

Lodger

Single

25

1856

Walsall, Staffordshire, England

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