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Household of William Colwill (born 1841, Devon)

1881 England, Wales & Scotland Census in Bideford, Devon, 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 Colwill and 7 other people are on this record

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In the 1881 Census, the household of William Colwill, born in 1841 in Hartland, Devon, consisted of 8 members. William was the head of the household, married to Mary Colwill, born in 1844 in Hartland, Devon, England. They had 6 children; Thomas (born 1865 in Hartland, Devon, England), Charles H (born 1868 in Hartland, Devon, England), William (born 1873 in Hartland, Devon, England), Richard (born 1875 in Hartland, Devon, England), Margaret (born 1878 in Hartland, Devon, England) and Arthur (born 1880 in Hartland, Devon, England).


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William Colwill's household

Male

William

Colwill

Head
Female

Mary

Colwill

Wife
Male

Thomas

Colwill

Son
Male

Charles H

Colwill

Son
Male

William

Colwill

Son
Male

Richard

Colwill

Son
Female

Margaret

Colwill

Daughter
Male

Arthur

Colwill

Son
First name(s) William
Last name Colwill
Relationship Head
Marital status Married
Age 40
Birth year 1841
Birth place Hartland, Devon, England

Household members (8 people)

First name(s)

Last name

Relationship

Marital status

Age

Birth year

Birth place

Full record

William

Colwill

Head

Married

40

1841

Hartland, Devon, England

Mary

Colwill

Wife

Married

37

1844

Hartland, Devon, England

Thomas

Colwill

Son

Single

16

1865

Hartland, Devon, England

Charles H

Colwill

Son

Single

13

1868

Hartland, Devon, England

William

Colwill

Son

Single

8

1873

Hartland, Devon, England

Richard

Colwill

Son

Single

6

1875

Hartland, Devon, England

Margaret

Colwill

Daughter

Single

3

1878

Hartland, Devon, England

Arthur

Colwill

Son

Single

1

1880

Hartland, Devon, England

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