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Household of Ptolemy S H Colmer (born 1842, Somerset)

1881 England, Wales & Scotland Census in Yeovil, 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.

Ptolemy S H Colmer and 12 other people are on this record

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In the 1881 Census, the household of Ptolemy S H Colmer, born in 1842 in South Petherton, Somerset, consisted of 13 members. Ptolemy S H was the head of the household, married to Catherine M Colmer, born in 1858 in Brentwood, Essex, England. They had 6 children; Frances G (born 1869 in Yeovil, Somerset, England), Albert E (born 1870 in Yeovil, Somerset, England), Ralph H J (born 1875 in Yeovil, Somerset, England), Arnold H (born 1879 in Yeovil, Somerset, England), Edith C (born 1880 in Yeovil, Somerset, England) and Cecil (born 1881 in Yeovil, Somerset, England).
During the period, also present in the household were Ptolemy S H's Sister, Bernice J J (born 1856 in Yeovil, Somerset, England), Ptolemy S H's Assistant, Robert (born 1856 in Scotland), Ptolemy S H's Servant, Jane (born 1859 in Somerset, England), Ptolemy S H's Servant, Emily (born 1862 in West Coker, Somerset, England) and Ptolemy S H's Servant, Sarah J (born 1858 in East Chinnock, Somerset, England).


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Ptolemy S H Colmer's household

Male

Ptolemy S H

Colmer

Head
Female

Catherine M

Colmer

Wife
Female

Frances G

Colmer

Daughter
Male

Albert E

Colmer

Son
Male

Ralph H J

Colmer

Son
Male

Arnold H

Colmer

Son
Female

Edith C

Colmer

Daughter
Male

Cecil

Colmer

Son
Female

Bernice J J

Colmer

Sister
Male

Robert

Gilbert

Assistant
Female

Jane

Norris

Servant
Female

Emily

Randall

Servant
Female

Sarah J

Adams

Servant
First name(s) Ptolemy S H
Last name Colmer
Relationship Head
Marital status Married
Age 39
Birth year 1842
Birth place South Petherton, Somerset, England

Household members (13 people)

First name(s)

Last name

Relationship

Marital status

Age

Birth year

Birth place

Full record

Ptolemy S H

Colmer

Head

Married

39

1842

South Petherton, Somerset, England

Catherine M

Colmer

Wife

Married

23

1858

Brentwood, Essex, England

Frances G

Colmer

Daughter

Single

12

1869

Yeovil, Somerset, England

Albert E

Colmer

Son

Single

11

1870

Yeovil, Somerset, England

Ralph H J

Colmer

Son

Single

6

1875

Yeovil, Somerset, England

Arnold H

Colmer

Son

Single

2

1879

Yeovil, Somerset, England

Edith C

Colmer

Daughter

Single

1

1880

Yeovil, Somerset, England

Cecil

Colmer

Son

Single

0

1881

Yeovil, Somerset, England

Bernice J J

Colmer

Sister

Single

25

1856

Yeovil, Somerset, England

Robert

Gilbert

Assistant

Single

25

1856

Scotland

Jane

Norris

Servant

Single

22

1859

Somerset, England

Emily

Randall

Servant

Single

19

1862

West Coker, Somerset, England

Sarah J

Adams

Servant

Single

23

1858

East Chinnock, Somerset, England

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