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Household of Walter Coles (born 1845, Devon)

1881 England, Wales & Scotland Census in Kensington, 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.

Walter Coles and 9 other people are on this record

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In the 1881 Census, the household of Walter Coles, born in 1845 in Dottery, Devon, consisted of 10 members. Walter was the head of the household, married to Ellen Coles, born in 1851 in Cheddar, Somerset, England. They had 3 children; Jesse (born 1875 in Kensington, Middlesex, England), Sidney (born 1876 in Kensington, Middlesex, England) and Hilda (born 1878 in Kensington, Middlesex, England).
During the period, also present in the household were Walter's Servant, Jane (born 1851 in Bridgwater, Somerset, England), Walter's Servant, Naomi (born 1851 in Devon, England), Walter's Brother, Arthur (born 1860 in Dottery, Devon, England), Walter's Servant, Martle (born 1863 in Leighton Buzzard, Bedfordshire, England) and Walter's Servant, Ester (born 1866 in Hammersmith, Middlesex, England).


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Walter Coles's household

Male

Walter

Coles

Head
Female

Ellen

Coles

Wife
Female

Jesse

Coles

Daughter
Male

Sidney

Coles

Son
Female

Hilda

Coles

Daughter
Female

Jane

Fry

Servant
Female

Naomi

Crocker

Servant
Male

Arthur

Coles

Brother
Female

Martle

Walton

Servant
Female

Ester

Wright

Servant
First name(s) Walter
Last name Coles
Relationship Head
Marital status Married
Age 36
Birth year 1845
Birth place Dottery, Devon, England

Household members (10 people)

First name(s)

Last name

Relationship

Marital status

Age

Birth year

Birth place

Full record

Walter

Coles

Head

Married

36

1845

Dottery, Devon, England

Ellen

Coles

Wife

Married

30

1851

Cheddar, Somerset, England

Jesse

Coles

Daughter

Single

6

1875

Kensington, Middlesex, England

Sidney

Coles

Son

Single

5

1876

Kensington, Middlesex, England

Hilda

Coles

Daughter

Single

3

1878

Kensington, Middlesex, England

Jane

Fry

Servant

Single

30

1851

Bridgwater, Somerset, England

Naomi

Crocker

Servant

Single

30

1851

Devon, England

Arthur

Coles

Brother

Single

21

1860

Dottery, Devon, England

Martle

Walton

Servant

Single

18

1863

Leighton Buzzard, Bedfordshire, England

Ester

Wright

Servant

Single

15

1866

Hammersmith, Middlesex, England

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