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Household of Thomas Colwill (born 1822, Devon)

1881 England, Wales & Scotland Census in Torrington, Devon, 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 Colwill and 5 other people are on this record

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In the 1881 Census, the household of Thomas Colwill, born in 1822 in Torrington, Devon, consisted of 6 members. Thomas was the head of the household, married to Grace Colwill, born in 1821 in Torrington, Devon, England. They had 3 children; Lucy (born 1849 in Torrington, Devon, England), Fanny E (born 1858 in Torrington, Devon, England) and Lydia (born 1860 in Torrington, Devon, England).
During the period, also present in the household was Thomas's Boarder, Lionel Palmer, born in 1858 in Linton, Devon, England.


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Thomas Colwill's household

Male

Thomas

Colwill

Head
Female

Grace

Colwill

Wife
Female

Lucy

Colwill

Daughter
Female

Fanny E

Colwill

Daughter
Female

Lydia

Colwill

Daughter
Male

Lionel

Palmer

Boarder
First name(s) Thomas
Last name Colwill
Relationship Head
Marital status Married
Age 59
Birth year 1822
Birth place Torrington, Devon, England

Household members (6 people)

First name(s)

Last name

Relationship

Marital status

Age

Birth year

Birth place

Full record

Thomas

Colwill

Head

Married

59

1822

Torrington, Devon, England

Grace

Colwill

Wife

Married

60

1821

Torrington, Devon, England

Lucy

Colwill

Daughter

Single

32

1849

Torrington, Devon, England

Fanny E

Colwill

Daughter

Single

23

1858

Torrington, Devon, England

Lydia

Colwill

Daughter

Single

21

1860

Torrington, Devon, England

Lionel

Palmer

Boarder

Single

23

1858

Linton, Devon, England

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