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Household of William Colley (born 1847, Yorkshire)

1881 England, Wales & Scotland Census in Ecclesall Bierlow, 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 Colley and 9 other people are on this record

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In the 1881 Census, the household of William Colley, born in 1847 in Sheffield, Yorkshire, consisted of 10 members. William was the head of the household, married to Eliza Colley, born in 1848 in Birmingham, Warwickshire, England. They had 6 children; Eliza (born 1869 in Sheffield, Yorkshire, England), Charles (born 1870 in Stannington, Yorkshire, England), John (born 1873 in Stannington, Yorkshire, England), Elizabeth (born 1875 in Sheffield, Yorkshire, England), Harry (born 1878 in Sheffield, Yorkshire, England) and Mary Ann (born 1880 in Sheffield, Yorkshire, England).
During the period, also present in the household were William's Lodger, Joseph (born 1820 in Worksop, Nottinghamshire, England) and William's Lodger, Sarah (born 1817 in Sheffield, Yorkshire, England).


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William Colley's household

Male

William

Colley

Head
Female

Eliza

Colley

Wife
Female

Eliza

Colley

Daughter
Male

Charles

Colley

Son
Male

John

Colley

Son
Female

Elizabeth

Colley

Daughter
Male

Harry

Colley

Son
Female

Mary Ann

Colley

Daughter
Male

Joseph

Kenyon

Lodger
Female

Sarah

Kenyon

Lodger
First name(s) William
Last name Colley
Relationship Head
Marital status Married
Age 34
Birth year 1847
Birth place Sheffield, Yorkshire, England

Household members (10 people)

First name(s)

Last name

Relationship

Marital status

Age

Birth year

Birth place

Full record

William

Colley

Head

Married

34

1847

Sheffield, Yorkshire, England

Eliza

Colley

Wife

Married

33

1848

Birmingham, Warwickshire, England

Eliza

Colley

Daughter

Single

12

1869

Sheffield, Yorkshire, England

Charles

Colley

Son

Single

11

1870

Stannington, Yorkshire, England

John

Colley

Son

Single

8

1873

Stannington, Yorkshire, England

Elizabeth

Colley

Daughter

Single

6

1875

Sheffield, Yorkshire, England

Harry

Colley

Son

Single

3

1878

Sheffield, Yorkshire, England

Mary Ann

Colley

Daughter

Single

1

1880

Sheffield, Yorkshire, England

Joseph

Kenyon

Lodger

Married

61

1820

Worksop, Nottinghamshire, England

Sarah

Kenyon

Lodger

Married

64

1817

Sheffield, Yorkshire, England

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