Skip to content Ann Coombs in Worcestershire in the 1881 Census Details of Ann Coombs of 9 Foundry Street, Worcester St Peter, Worcestershire, England First name(s)
Ann
Last name
Coombs
Relationship
Head
Marital status
Widow
Gender
Female
Age
53
Birth year
1828
Occupation
Charwoman
Birth town
Worcester
Birth county
Worcestershire
Birth place
England
Street
9 Foundry Street
Town
—
Parish
Worcester St Peter
County
Worcestershire
Country
England
Registration district
Worcester
Other household members First name(s)
Last name
Relationship
Marital status
Gender
Age
Birth year
Occupation
Birth place
First name(s)
James
Last name
Coombs
Relationship
Son
Marital status
Married
Gender
Male
Age
21
Birth year
1860
Occupation
Labourer At Ironworks
Birth place
Worcester, Worcestershire, England
First name(s)
Jane
Last name
Coombs
Relationship
Daughter
Marital status
Married
Gender
Female
Age
22
Birth year
1859
Occupation
-
Birth place
Birmingham, Warwickshire, England
First name(s)
Henry
Last name
Coombs
Relationship
Son
Marital status
Single
Gender
Male
Age
16
Birth year
1865
Occupation
Sheet Painting (Wp)
Birth place
Worcester, Worcestershire, England
First name(s)
Joseph
Last name
Coombs
Relationship
Son
Marital status
Single
Gender
Male
Age
14
Birth year
1867
Occupation
Tin Factory Press
Birth place
Worcester, Worcestershire, England
First name(s)
Ellen
Last name
Coombs
Relationship
Grand Daughter
Marital status
Single
Gender
Female
Age
0
Birth year
1881
Occupation
-
Birth place
Worcester, Worcestershire, England
About the 1881 England Wales and Scotland Census When the 1881 census was taken on April 3rd, the total population of England, Wales and Scotland was recorded as 29,707,207. The First Boer War ended only weeks before the 1881 census.
As with any historical research, the golden rule of family history is to check the original record, or "primary source", wherever possible. We have provided clear images of the original census enumeration books for you to view once you've found the right family in the indexes.
When using census returns, once you have located your ancestor in the census, you should then view the original images to validate your findings. The image of the original document will also help you see the household in the context of surrounding households as all the information will be provided in one clear place, as it was originally written down.
The original documents would have been given to your ancestor several days before 3 April, and the head of household would have been asked to fill in the details for anyone who would have been residing at that address on the census date. If the head of the household was unable to read or write, the enumerator - a literate person who would be collecting the census forms - would help fill in the details. Because of this, however, you may note mistakes that were made, such as name spellings. It should also be noted that many people were often economical with the truth when it came to their ages.
Note: the census includes details of people resident in docked vessels and institutions such as prisons, workhouses, hospitals, and barracks, as well as individual households.
See the whole Coombs family in this 1881 Census record Includes Ann Coombs and 5 other people Coombs family summary Worcester St Peter, Worcestershire, England
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