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Household of William Colley (born 1828, Lancashire)

1881 England, Wales & Scotland Census in Bolton, 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 9 other people are on this record

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In the 1881 Census, the household of William Colley, born in 1828 in Kearsley, Lancashire, consisted of 10 members. William was the head of the household, married to Leticia Colley, born in 1837 in Kearsley, Lancashire, England. They had 6 children; James (born 1861 in Kearsley, Lancashire, England), Thomas (born 1863 in Kearsley, Lancashire, England), Alice (born 1866 in Kearsley, Lancashire, England), Martha (born 1869 in Kearsley, Lancashire, England), William (born 1873 in Outwood, Lancashire, England) and Samuel (born 1875 in Outwood, Lancashire, England).
During the period, also present in the household were William's Lodger, James (born 1862 in Clifton, Lancashire, England) and William's Lodger, Elizabeth (born 1866 in Worsley, Lancashire, England).


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William Colley's household

Male

William

Colley

Head
Female

Leticia

Colley

Wife
Male

James

Colley

Son
Male

Thomas

Colley

Son
Female

Alice

Colley

Daughter
Female

Martha

Colley

Daughter
Male

William

Colley

Son
Male

Samuel

Colley

Son
Male

James

Mather

Lodger
Female

Elizabeth

Mather

Lodger
First name(s) William
Last name Colley
Relationship Head
Marital status Married
Age 53
Birth year 1828
Birth place Kearsley, Lancashire, England

Household members (10 people)

First name(s)

Last name

Relationship

Marital status

Age

Birth year

Birth place

Full record

William

Colley

Head

Married

53

1828

Kearsley, Lancashire, England

Leticia

Colley

Wife

Married

44

1837

Kearsley, Lancashire, England

James

Colley

Son

Single

20

1861

Kearsley, Lancashire, England

Thomas

Colley

Son

Single

18

1863

Kearsley, Lancashire, England

Alice

Colley

Daughter

Single

15

1866

Kearsley, Lancashire, England

Martha

Colley

Daughter

Single

12

1869

Kearsley, Lancashire, England

William

Colley

Son

Single

8

1873

Outwood, Lancashire, England

Samuel

Colley

Son

Single

6

1875

Outwood, Lancashire, England

James

Mather

Lodger

Single

19

1862

Clifton, Lancashire, England

Elizabeth

Mather

Lodger

Single

15

1866

Worsley, Lancashire, England

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