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Household of William Colk (born 1831, Norfolk)

1881 England, Wales & Scotland Census in Sheffield, Yorkshire,Yorkshire (West Riding), 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 Colk and 5 other people are on this record

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In the 1881 Census, the household of William Colk, born in 1831 in Norfolk, consisted of 6 members. William was the head of the household, married to Jane Colk, born in 1840 in Long Sutton, Hampshire, England. They had 3 children; Joseph (born 1873 in Sheffield, Yorkshire, England), Ada (born 1875 in Sheffield, Yorkshire, England) and Albert (born 1878 in Sheffield, Yorkshire, England).
During the period, also present in the household was William's Boarder, Warwick Allen, born in 1840 in Dublin, Dublin, Ireland.


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William Colk's household

Male

William

Colk

Head
Female

Jane

Colk

Wife
Male

Joseph

Colk

Son
Female

Ada

Colk

Daughter
Male

Albert

Colk

Son
Male

Warwick

Allen

Boarder
First name(s) William
Last name Colk
Relationship Head
Marital status Married
Age 50
Birth year 1831
Birth place Norfolk, England

Household members (6 people)

First name(s)

Last name

Relationship

Marital status

Age

Birth year

Birth place

Full record

William

Colk

Head

Married

50

1831

Norfolk, England

Jane

Colk

Wife

Married

41

1840

Long Sutton, Hampshire, England

Joseph

Colk

Son

Single

8

1873

Sheffield, Yorkshire, England

Ada

Colk

Daughter

Single

6

1875

Sheffield, Yorkshire, England

Albert

Colk

Son

Single

3

1878

Sheffield, Yorkshire, England

Warwick

Allen

Boarder

Single

41

1840

Dublin, Dublin, Ireland

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