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Household of Richard Coles (born 1831, Sussex)

1881 England, Wales & Scotland Census in Westhampnett, Sussex, 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.

Richard Coles and 4 other people are on this record

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In the 1881 Census, the household of Richard Coles, born in 1831 in Linchmere, Sussex, consisted of 5 members. Richard was the head of the household, married to Emily Coles, born in 1836 in South Bersted, Sussex, England. They had 2 children; Edith Ellen (born 1871 in South Bersted, Sussex, England) and Edmund John (born 1874 in Bognor, Sussex, England).
During the period, also present in the household was Richard's Lodger, Walter Bigwood, born in 1856 in Bognor, Sussex, England.


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Richard Coles's household

Male

Richard

Coles

Head
Female

Emily

Coles

Wife
Female

Edith Ellen

Coles

Daughter
Male

Edmund John

Coles

Son
Male

Walter

Bigwood

Lodger
First name(s) Richard
Last name Coles
Relationship Head
Marital status Married
Age 50
Birth year 1831
Birth place Linchmere, Sussex, England

Household members (5 people)

First name(s)

Last name

Relationship

Marital status

Age

Birth year

Birth place

Full record

Richard

Coles

Head

Married

50

1831

Linchmere, Sussex, England

Emily

Coles

Wife

Married

45

1836

South Bersted, Sussex, England

Edith Ellen

Coles

Daughter

Single

10

1871

South Bersted, Sussex, England

Edmund John

Coles

Son

Single

7

1874

Bognor, Sussex, England

Walter

Bigwood

Lodger

Single

25

1856

Bognor, Sussex, England

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