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Household of Samuel Colwill (born 1839, Devon)

1881 England, Wales & Scotland Census in Stratton, Cornwall, 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 Colwill and 6 other people are on this record

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In the 1881 Census, the household of Samuel Colwill, born in 1839 in Welcombe, Devon, consisted of 7 members. Samuel was the head of the household, married to Elizabeth Colwill, born in 1840 in Morwenstow, Cornwall, England. They had 5 children; Norah (born 1863 in Morwenstow, Cornwall, England), Charles (born 1866 in Welcombe, Devon, England), Frederick (born 1871 in Kilkhampton, Cornwall, England), William (born 1874 in Kilkhampton, Cornwall, England) and John (born 1877 in Kilkhampton, Cornwall, England).


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Samuel Colwill's household

Male

Samuel

Colwill

Head
Female

Elizabeth

Colwill

Wife
Female

Norah

Colwill

Daughter
Male

Charles

Colwill

Son
Male

Frederick

Colwill

Son
Male

William

Colwill

Son
Male

John

Colwill

Son
First name(s) Samuel
Last name Colwill
Relationship Head
Marital status Married
Age 42
Birth year 1839
Birth place Welcombe, Devon, England

Household members (7 people)

First name(s)

Last name

Relationship

Marital status

Age

Birth year

Birth place

Full record

Samuel

Colwill

Head

Married

42

1839

Welcombe, Devon, England

Elizabeth

Colwill

Wife

Married

41

1840

Morwenstow, Cornwall, England

Norah

Colwill

Daughter

Single

18

1863

Morwenstow, Cornwall, England

Charles

Colwill

Son

Single

15

1866

Welcombe, Devon, England

Frederick

Colwill

Son

Single

10

1871

Kilkhampton, Cornwall, England

William

Colwill

Son

Single

7

1874

Kilkhampton, Cornwall, England

John

Colwill

Son

Single

4

1877

Kilkhampton, Cornwall, England

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