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Household of Robert E Colston (born 1841, Gloucestershire)

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 E Colston and 6 other people are on this record

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In the 1881 Census, the household of Robert E Colston, born in 1841 in Bristol, Gloucestershire, consisted of 7 members. Robert E was the head of the household, married to Fanny Colston, born in 1843 in Barnstaple, Devon, England. They had 5 children; Emma (born 1869 in Bristol, Gloucestershire, England), Fanny (born 1871 in Bedminster, Somerset, England), Edward (born 1875 in Bedminster, Somerset, England), Thomas (born 1876 in Bedminster, Somerset, England) and May Ann (born 1878 in Bedminster, Somerset, England).


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Robert E Colston's household

Male

Robert E

Colston

Head
Female

Fanny

Colston

Wife
Female

Emma

Colston

Daughter
Female

Fanny

Colston

Daughter
Male

Edward

Colston

Son
Male

Thomas

Colston

Son
Female

May Ann

Colston

Daughter
First name(s) Robert E
Last name Colston
Relationship Head
Marital status Married
Age 40
Birth year 1841
Birth place Bristol, Gloucestershire, England

Household members (7 people)

First name(s)

Last name

Relationship

Marital status

Age

Birth year

Birth place

Full record

Robert E

Colston

Head

Married

40

1841

Bristol, Gloucestershire, England

Fanny

Colston

Wife

Married

38

1843

Barnstaple, Devon, England

Emma

Colston

Daughter

Single

12

1869

Bristol, Gloucestershire, England

Fanny

Colston

Daughter

Single

10

1871

Bedminster, Somerset, England

Edward

Colston

Son

Single

6

1875

Bedminster, Somerset, England

Thomas

Colston

Son

Single

5

1876

Bedminster, Somerset, England

May Ann

Colston

Daughter

Single

3

1878

Bedminster, Somerset, England

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