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Household of William Colley (born 1851, Yorkshire)

1881 England, Wales & Scotland Census in York, Yorkshire,Yorkshire (East 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 5 other people are on this record

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In the 1881 Census, the household of William Colley, born in 1851 in Alne, Yorkshire, consisted of 6 members. William was the head of the household, married to Sarah Colley, born in 1857 in Alne, Yorkshire, England. They had 3 children; Alice J (born 1876 in York, Yorkshire, England), Robert W (born 1878 in York, Yorkshire, England) and Herbert (born 1880 in York, Yorkshire, England).
During the period, also present in the household was William's Lodger, Ellen Crow, born in 1843 in Terrington, Yorkshire, England.


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William Colley's household

Male

William

Colley

Head
Female

Sarah

Colley

Wife
Female

Alice J

Colley

Daughter
Male

Robert W

Colley

Son
Male

Herbert

Colley

Son
Female

Ellen

Crow

Lodger
First name(s) William
Last name Colley
Relationship Head
Marital status Married
Age 30
Birth year 1851
Birth place Alne, Yorkshire, England

Household members (6 people)

First name(s)

Last name

Relationship

Marital status

Age

Birth year

Birth place

Full record

William

Colley

Head

Married

30

1851

Alne, Yorkshire, England

Sarah

Colley

Wife

Married

24

1857

Alne, Yorkshire, England

Alice J

Colley

Daughter

Single

5

1876

York, Yorkshire, England

Robert W

Colley

Son

Single

3

1878

York, Yorkshire, England

Herbert

Colley

Son

Single

1

1880

York, Yorkshire, England

Ellen

Crow

Lodger

Single

38

1843

Terrington, Yorkshire, England

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