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Household of Robert Coles (born 1816, Somerset)

1881 England, Wales & Scotland Census in Bristol, Gloucestershire, 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.

Robert Coles and 8 other people are on this record

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In the 1881 Census, the household of Robert Coles, born in 1816 in Somerset, consisted of 9 members. Robert was the head of the household, married to Sophya Coles, born in 1819 in Bristol, Gloucestershire, England. They had 5 children; William (born 1841 in Bristol, Gloucestershire, England), Alfred (born 1854 in Bristol, Gloucestershire, England), Albert (born 1858 in Bristol, Gloucestershire, England), Eliza (born 1860 in Bristol, Gloucestershire, England) and Francis (born 1879 in Bristol, Gloucestershire, England).
During the period, also present in the household were Robert's Adopted, Alfred (born 1870 in Bristol, Gloucestershire, England) and Robert's Lodger, Sarah (born 1811 in Bristol, Gloucestershire, England).


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Robert Coles's household

Male

Robert

Coles

Head
Female

Sophya

Coles

Wife
Male

William

Coles

Son
Male

Alfred

Coles

Son
Male

Albert

Coles

Son
Female

Eliza

Coles

Daughter
Male

Francis

Coles

Son
Male

Alfred

Chasey

Adopted
Female

Sarah

Dymock

Lodger
First name(s) Robert
Last name Coles
Relationship Head
Marital status Married
Age 65
Birth year 1816
Birth place Somerset, England

Household members (9 people)

First name(s)

Last name

Relationship

Marital status

Age

Birth year

Birth place

Full record

Robert

Coles

Head

Married

65

1816

Somerset, England

Sophya

Coles

Wife

Married

62

1819

Bristol, Gloucestershire, England

William

Coles

Son

Single

40

1841

Bristol, Gloucestershire, England

Alfred

Coles

Son

Single

27

1854

Bristol, Gloucestershire, England

Albert

Coles

Son

Single

23

1858

Bristol, Gloucestershire, England

Eliza

Coles

Daughter

Single

21

1860

Bristol, Gloucestershire, England

Francis

Coles

Son

Single

2

1879

Bristol, Gloucestershire, England

Alfred

Chasey

Adopted

Single

11

1870

Bristol, Gloucestershire, England

Sarah

Dymock

Lodger

Single

70

1811

Bristol, Gloucestershire, England

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