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Household of Thomas Colby (born 1853, Yorkshire)

1881 England, Wales & Scotland Census in Ecclesall Bierlow, Yorkshire,Yorkshire (West Riding), 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.

Thomas Colby and 4 other people are on this record

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In the 1881 Census, the household of Thomas Colby, born in 1853 in Wadsley, Yorkshire, consisted of 5 members. Thomas was the head of the household, married to Mary A Colby, born in 1852 in Sheffield, Yorkshire, England. They had 2 children; Alathed (born 1875 in Sheffield, Yorkshire, England) and Edith (born 1876 in Sheffield, Yorkshire, England).
During the period, also present in the household was Thomas's Servant, Calline Trefless, born in 1816 in Sheffield, Yorkshire, England.


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Thomas Colby's household

Male

Thomas

Colby

Head
Female

Mary A

Colby

Wife
Female

Alathed

Colby

Daughter
Female

Edith

Colby

Daughter
Female

Calline

Trefless

Servant
First name(s) Thomas
Last name Colby
Relationship Head
Marital status Married
Age 28
Birth year 1853
Birth place Wadsley, Yorkshire, England

Household members (5 people)

First name(s)

Last name

Relationship

Marital status

Age

Birth year

Birth place

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Thomas

Colby

Head

Married

28

1853

Wadsley, Yorkshire, England

Mary A

Colby

Wife

Married

29

1852

Sheffield, Yorkshire, England

Alathed

Colby

Daughter

Single

6

1875

Sheffield, Yorkshire, England

Edith

Colby

Daughter

Single

5

1876

Sheffield, Yorkshire, England

Calline

Trefless

Servant

Single

65

1816

Sheffield, Yorkshire, England

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