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Household of Thomas J Cole (born 1829, Surrey)

1881 England, Wales & Scotland Census in Poplar, London,Middlesex, 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 J Cole and 5 other people are on this record

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In the 1881 Census, the household of Thomas J Cole, born in 1829 in Southwark, Surrey, consisted of 6 members. Thomas J was the head of the household, married to Ellen Cole, born in 1832 in Warminster, Wiltshire, England. They had 3 children; George W (born 1859 in Poplar, Middlesex, England), Joseph J (born 1865 in Poplar, Middlesex, England) and Henry J (born 1868 in Poplar, Middlesex, England).
During the period, also present in the household was Thomas J's Visitor, William Brookes, born in 1861 in Manchester, Lancashire, England.


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Thomas J Cole's household

Male

Thomas J

Cole

Head
Female

Ellen

Cole

Wife
Male

George W

Cole

Son
Male

Joseph J

Cole

Son
Male

Henry J

Cole

Son
Male

William

Brookes

Visitor
First name(s) Thomas J
Last name Cole
Relationship Head
Marital status Married
Age 52
Birth year 1829
Birth place Southwark, Surrey, England

Household members (6 people)

First name(s)

Last name

Relationship

Marital status

Age

Birth year

Birth place

Full record

Thomas J

Cole

Head

Married

52

1829

Southwark, Surrey, England

Ellen

Cole

Wife

Married

49

1832

Warminster, Wiltshire, England

George W

Cole

Son

Single

22

1859

Poplar, Middlesex, England

Joseph J

Cole

Son

Single

16

1865

Poplar, Middlesex, England

Henry J

Cole

Son

Single

13

1868

Poplar, Middlesex, England

William

Brookes

Visitor

Single

20

1861

Manchester, Lancashire, England

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