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Household of Thomas Colwell (born 1851, Devon)

1881 England, Wales & Scotland Census in Swansea, Glamorganshire, Wales

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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 Colwell and 4 other people are on this record

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In the 1881 Census, the household of Thomas Colwell, born in 1851 in Buckland, Devon, consisted of 5 members. Thomas was the head of the household, married to Susannah Colwell, born in 1853 in Tredegar, Monmouthshire, Wales. They had 2 children; W H R (born 1878 in Swansea, Glamorganshire, Wales) and Thomas G (born 1881 in Swansea, Glamorganshire, Wales).
During the period, also present in the household was Thomas's Brother, William Colwell, born in 1857 in Devon, England.


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Thomas Colwell's household

Male

Thomas

Colwell

Head
Female

Susannah

Colwell

Wife
Male

W H R

Colwell

Son
Male

Thomas G

Colwell

Son
Male

William

Colwell

Brother
First name(s) Thomas
Last name Colwell
Relationship Head
Marital status Married
Age 30
Birth year 1851
Birth place Buckland, Devon, England

Household members (5 people)

First name(s)

Last name

Relationship

Marital status

Age

Birth year

Birth place

Full record

Thomas

Colwell

Head

Married

30

1851

Buckland, Devon, England

Susannah

Colwell

Wife

Married

28

1853

Tredegar, Monmouthshire, Wales

W H R

Colwell

Son

Single

3

1878

Swansea, Glamorganshire, Wales

Thomas G

Colwell

Son

Single

0

1881

Swansea, Glamorganshire, Wales

William

Colwell

Brother

Single

24

1857

Devon, England

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