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Household of Thomas Collins (born 1840, Cornwall)

1881 England, Wales & Scotland Census in Steyning, Sussex, 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 Collins and 5 other people are on this record

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In the 1881 Census, the household of Thomas Collins, born in 1840 in Torpoint, Cornwall, consisted of 6 members. Thomas was the head of the household, married to Sarah Collins, born in 1851 in Seaford, Sussex, England. They had 3 children; George (born 1872 in Fishersgate, Sussex, England), Cecilia (born 1874 in Fishersgate, Sussex, England) and Albert (born 1878 in Fishersgate, Sussex, England).
During the period, also present in the household was Thomas's Widower, John Clark, born in 1854 in Brighton, Sussex, England.


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Thomas Collins's household

Male

Thomas

Collins

Head
Female

Sarah

Collins

Wife
Male

George

Collins

Son
Female

Cecilia

Collins

Daughter
Male

Albert

Collins

Son
Male

John

Clark

Widower
First name(s) Thomas
Last name Collins
Relationship Head
Marital status Married
Age 41
Birth year 1840
Birth place Torpoint, Cornwall, England

Household members (6 people)

First name(s)

Last name

Relationship

Marital status

Age

Birth year

Birth place

Full record

Thomas

Collins

Head

Married

41

1840

Torpoint, Cornwall, England

Sarah

Collins

Wife

Married

30

1851

Seaford, Sussex, England

George

Collins

Son

Single

9

1872

Fishersgate, Sussex, England

Cecilia

Collins

Daughter

Single

7

1874

Fishersgate, Sussex, England

Albert

Collins

Son

Single

3

1878

Fishersgate, Sussex, England

John

Clark

Widower

Widower

27

1854

Brighton, Sussex, England

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