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Household of William Coles (born 1844, Devon)

1881 England, Wales & Scotland Census in Okehampton, 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.

William Coles and 5 other people are on this record

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In the 1881 Census, the household of William Coles, born in 1844 in North Tawton, Devon, consisted of 6 members. William was the head of the household, married to Emily Coles, born in 1845 in North Tawton, Devon, England. They had 2 children; John (born 1874 in North Tawton, Devon, England) and William (born 1881 in North Tawton, Devon, England).
During the period, also present in the household were William's Father In Law, Thomas (born 1822 in North Tawton, Devon, England) and William's Grandmother, Jane (born 1795 in North Tawton, Devon, England).


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William Coles's household

Male

William

Coles

Head
Female

Emily

Coles

Wife
Male

John

Coles

Son
Male

William

Coles

Son
Male

Thomas

Coombes

Father In Law
Female

Jane

Skinner

Grandmother
First name(s) William
Last name Coles
Relationship Head
Marital status Married
Age 37
Birth year 1844
Birth place North Tawton, Devon, England

Household members (6 people)

First name(s)

Last name

Relationship

Marital status

Age

Birth year

Birth place

Full record

William

Coles

Head

Married

37

1844

North Tawton, Devon, England

Emily

Coles

Wife

Married

36

1845

North Tawton, Devon, England

John

Coles

Son

Single

7

1874

North Tawton, Devon, England

William

Coles

Son

Single

0

1881

North Tawton, Devon, England

Thomas

Coombes

Father In Law

Widower

59

1822

North Tawton, Devon, England

Jane

Skinner

Grandmother

Widow

86

1795

North Tawton, Devon, England

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