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Household of William Colton (born 1840, Buckinghamshire)

1881 England, Wales & Scotland Census in Greenwich, London,Kent, 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 Colton and 6 other people are on this record

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In the 1881 Census, the household of William Colton, born in 1840 in Buckinghamshire, consisted of 7 members. William was the head of the household, married to Emily Colton, born in 1844 in Uplyme, Devon, England. They had 3 children; W H (born 1872 in Greenwich, Kent, England), E A (born 1875 in Greenwich, Kent, England) and E C (born 1878 in Greenwich, Kent, England).
During the period, also present in the household were William's Lodger, William (born 1849 in Woolwich, Kent, England) and William's Lodger, Arthur H (born 1860 in Berkshire, England).


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William Colton's household

Male

William

Colton

Head
Female

Emily

Colton

Wife
Male

W H

Colton

Son
Male

E A

Colton

Son
Female

E C

Colton

Daughter
Male

William

Mc Leish

Lodger
Male

Arthur H

Terry

Lodger
First name(s) William
Last name Colton
Relationship Head
Marital status Married
Age 41
Birth year 1840
Birth place Buckinghamshire, England

Household members (7 people)

First name(s)

Last name

Relationship

Marital status

Age

Birth year

Birth place

Full record

William

Colton

Head

Married

41

1840

Buckinghamshire, England

Emily

Colton

Wife

Married

37

1844

Uplyme, Devon, England

W H

Colton

Son

Single

9

1872

Greenwich, Kent, England

E A

Colton

Son

Single

6

1875

Greenwich, Kent, England

E C

Colton

Daughter

Single

3

1878

Greenwich, Kent, England

William

Mc Leish

Lodger

Single

32

1849

Woolwich, Kent, England

Arthur H

Terry

Lodger

Single

21

1860

Berkshire, England

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