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Household of Thomas Collins (born 1845)

1881 England, Wales & Scotland Census in Houghton Le Spring, Durham, 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 9 other people are on this record

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In the 1881 Census, the household of Thomas Collins, born in 1845 in , consisted of 10 members. Thomas was the head of the household, married to Catherine Collins, born in 1847 in Ireland. They had 6 children; Elizabeth (born 1868 in Penshaw, Durham, England), Thomas (born 1870 in Penshaw, Durham, England), Mary A (born 1873 in Penshaw, Durham, England), James (born 1875 in Penshaw, Durham, England), Michael (born 1877 in Penshaw, Durham, England) and Patrick (born 1879 in Penshaw, Durham, England).
During the period, also present in the household were Thomas's Boarder, Michael (born 1846 in Ireland) and Thomas's Visitor, Thomas (born 1841 in -).


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Thomas Collins's household

Male

Thomas

Collins

Head
Female

Catherine

Collins

Wife
Female

Elizabeth

Collins

Daughter
Male

Thomas

Collins

Son
Female

Mary A

Collins

Daughter
Male

James

Collins

Son
Male

Michael

Collins

Son
Male

Patrick

Collins

Son
Male

Michael

Mc Lassky

Boarder
Male

Thomas

Welch

Visitor
First name(s) Thomas
Last name Collins
Relationship Head
Marital status Married
Age 36
Birth year 1845
Birth place Ireland

Household members (10 people)

First name(s)

Last name

Relationship

Marital status

Age

Birth year

Birth place

Full record

Thomas

Collins

Head

Married

36

1845

Ireland

Catherine

Collins

Wife

Married

34

1847

Ireland

Elizabeth

Collins

Daughter

Single

13

1868

Penshaw, Durham, England

Thomas

Collins

Son

Single

11

1870

Penshaw, Durham, England

Mary A

Collins

Daughter

Single

8

1873

Penshaw, Durham, England

James

Collins

Son

Single

6

1875

Penshaw, Durham, England

Michael

Collins

Son

Single

4

1877

Penshaw, Durham, England

Patrick

Collins

Son

Single

2

1879

Penshaw, Durham, England

Michael

Mc Lassky

Boarder

Single

35

1846

Ireland

Thomas

Welch

Visitor

Widower

40

1841

-

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