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Household of William Colley (born 1831)

1881 England, Wales & Scotland Census in West Derby, Lancashire, 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 Colley and 7 other people are on this record

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In the 1881 Census, the household of William Colley, born in 1831 in , consisted of 8 members. William was the head of the household, married to Eliza Colley, born in 1829 in Scotland. They had 6 children; Sarah (born 1859 in Scotland), Alex (born 1861 in Liverpool, Lancashire, England), Jessie (born 1863 in Liverpool, Lancashire, England), Mary (born 1866 in Liverpool, Lancashire, England), John (born 1868 in Liverpool, Lancashire, England) and William (born 1870 in Liverpool, Lancashire, England).


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William Colley's household

Male

William

Colley

Head
Female

Eliza

Colley

Wife
Female

Sarah

Colley

Daughter
Male

Alex

Colley

Son
Female

Jessie

Colley

Daughter
Female

Mary

Colley

Daughter
Male

John

Colley

Son
Male

William

Colley

Son
First name(s) William
Last name Colley
Relationship Head
Marital status Married
Age 50
Birth year 1831
Birth place Scotland

Household members (8 people)

First name(s)

Last name

Relationship

Marital status

Age

Birth year

Birth place

Full record

William

Colley

Head

Married

50

1831

Scotland

Eliza

Colley

Wife

Married

52

1829

Scotland

Sarah

Colley

Daughter

Single

22

1859

Scotland

Alex

Colley

Son

Single

20

1861

Liverpool, Lancashire, England

Jessie

Colley

Daughter

Single

18

1863

Liverpool, Lancashire, England

Mary

Colley

Daughter

Single

15

1866

Liverpool, Lancashire, England

John

Colley

Son

Single

13

1868

Liverpool, Lancashire, England

William

Colley

Son

Single

11

1870

Liverpool, Lancashire, England

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