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Household of Peter Colston (born 1813, Somerset)

1881 England, Wales & Scotland Census in Shepton Mallet, Somerset, 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.

Peter Colston and 5 other people are on this record

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In the 1881 Census, the household of Peter Colston, born in 1813 in Shepton Mallet, Somerset, consisted of 6 members. Peter was the head of the household, married to Fanny Colston, born in 1818 in Shepton Mallet, Somerset, England. They had 2 children; Mary A (born 1852 in Shepton Mallet, Somerset, England) and Eliza J (born 1855 in Sherborne, Dorset, England). They had 2 grandchildren; Wilfred H (born 1862 in Maesteg, Glamorganshire, Wales) and Willis (born 1877 in Maesteg, Glamorganshire, Wales).


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Peter Colston's household

Male

Peter

Colston

Head
Female

Fanny

Colston

Wife
Female

Mary A

Cooper

Daughter
Female

Eliza J

Colston

Daughter
Male

Wilfred H

Chant

Grand Son
Male

Willis

Colston

Grand Son
First name(s) Peter
Last name Colston
Relationship Head
Marital status Married
Age 68
Birth year 1813
Birth place Shepton Mallet, Somerset, England

Household members (6 people)

First name(s)

Last name

Relationship

Marital status

Age

Birth year

Birth place

Full record

Peter

Colston

Head

Married

68

1813

Shepton Mallet, Somerset, England

Fanny

Colston

Wife

Married

63

1818

Shepton Mallet, Somerset, England

Mary A

Cooper

Daughter

Married

29

1852

Shepton Mallet, Somerset, England

Eliza J

Colston

Daughter

Single

26

1855

Sherborne, Dorset, England

Wilfred H

Chant

Grand Son

Single

19

1862

Maesteg, Glamorganshire, Wales

Willis

Colston

Grand Son

Single

4

1877

Maesteg, Glamorganshire, Wales

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