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Household of Samuel Collings (born 1844, Dorset)

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.

Samuel Collings and 6 other people are on this record

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In the 1881 Census, the household of Samuel Collings, born in 1844 in Gillingham, Dorset, consisted of 7 members. Samuel was the head of the household, married to Emma Collings, born in 1846 in Charlton Musgrove, Somerset, England. They had 4 children; William (born 1867 in Gillingham, Dorset, England), Frederick (born 1869 in Gillingham, Dorset, England), George (born 1871 in West Lydford, Somerset, England) and Alice Eliza (born 1873 in West Lydford, Somerset, England).
During the period, also present in the household was Samuel's Boarder, William Collings, born in 1808 in Mere, Wiltshire, England.


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Samuel Collings's household

Male

Samuel

Collings

Head
Female

Emma

Collings

Wife
Male

William

Collings

Son
Male

Frederick

Collings

Son
Male

George

Collings

Son
Female

Alice Eliza

Collings

Daughter
Male

William

Collings

Boarder
First name(s) Samuel
Last name Collings
Relationship Head
Marital status Married
Age 37
Birth year 1844
Birth place Gillingham, Dorset, England

Household members (7 people)

First name(s)

Last name

Relationship

Marital status

Age

Birth year

Birth place

Full record

Samuel

Collings

Head

Married

37

1844

Gillingham, Dorset, England

Emma

Collings

Wife

Married

35

1846

Charlton Musgrove, Somerset, England

William

Collings

Son

Single

14

1867

Gillingham, Dorset, England

Frederick

Collings

Son

Single

12

1869

Gillingham, Dorset, England

George

Collings

Son

Single

10

1871

West Lydford, Somerset, England

Alice Eliza

Collings

Daughter

Single

8

1873

West Lydford, Somerset, England

William

Collings

Boarder

Widower

73

1808

Mere, Wiltshire, England

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