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Household of Owing Cole (born 1847, Sussex)

1881 England, Wales & Scotland Census in Tonbridge, Kent, 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.

Owing Cole and 7 other people are on this record

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In the 1881 Census, the household of Owing Cole, born in 1847 in Mayfield, Sussex, consisted of 8 members. Owing was the head of the household, married to Mercy Cole, born in 1846 in Brightling, Sussex, England. They had 5 children; Lydia (born 1870 in Southborough, Kent, England), Jesse O (born 1874 in Southborough, Kent, England), Mercy (born 1876 in Southborough, Kent, England), William H (born 1878 in Southborough, Kent, England) and Mary A (born 1880 in Southborough, Kent, England).
During the period, also present in the household was Owing's Lodger, William Friend, born in 1859 in East Peckham, Kent, England.


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Owing Cole's household

Male

Owing

Cole

Head
Female

Mercy

Cole

Wife
Female

Lydia

Cole

Daughter
Male

Jesse O

Cole

Son
Female

Mercy

Cole

Daughter
Male

William H

Cole

Son
Female

Mary A

Cole

Daughter
Male

William

Friend

Lodger
First name(s) Owing
Last name Cole
Relationship Head
Marital status Married
Age 34
Birth year 1847
Birth place Mayfield, Sussex, England

Household members (8 people)

First name(s)

Last name

Relationship

Marital status

Age

Birth year

Birth place

Full record

Owing

Cole

Head

Married

34

1847

Mayfield, Sussex, England

Mercy

Cole

Wife

Married

35

1846

Brightling, Sussex, England

Lydia

Cole

Daughter

Single

11

1870

Southborough, Kent, England

Jesse O

Cole

Son

Single

7

1874

Southborough, Kent, England

Mercy

Cole

Daughter

Single

5

1876

Southborough, Kent, England

William H

Cole

Son

Single

3

1878

Southborough, Kent, England

Mary A

Cole

Daughter

Single

1

1880

Southborough, Kent, England

William

Friend

Lodger

Single

22

1859

East Peckham, Kent, England

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