Henry Collett in Worcestershire, Staffordshire in the 1881 Census

Details of Henry Collett of 68 Northfield Road, Dudley (Worcs), Worcestershire, Staffordshire, England

First name(s): Henry
Last name: Collett
Relationship: Head
Marital status: Married
Gender: Male
Age: 56
Birth year: 1825
Occupation: Labourer
Birth town: City of London
Birth county: Middlesex
Birth place: England
Street: 68 Northfield Road
Town: —
Parish: Dudley (Worcs)
County: Worcestershire, Staffordshire
Country: England
Registration district: Dudley

Other household members

First name(s)	Last name	Relationship	Marital status	Gender	Age	Birth year	Occupation	Birth place
First name(s) Sarah	Last name Collett	Relationship Wife	Marital status Married	Gender Female	Age 50	Birth year 1831	Occupation Nailmaker	Birth place Netherton, Worcestershire, England
First name(s) Sarah	Last name Wright	Relationship Boarder	Marital status Single	Gender Female	Age 22	Birth year 1859	Occupation Nailmaker	Birth place Netherton, Worcestershire, England
First name(s) Benjamin	Last name Wright	Relationship Boarder	Marital status Single	Gender Male	Age 1	Birth year 1880	Occupation -	Birth place Netherton, Worcestershire, England
First name(s) William	Last name Wright	Relationship Boarder	Marital status Single	Gender Male	Age 3	Birth year 1878	Occupation -	Birth place Netherton, Worcestershire, England
First name(s) Thirza	Last name Little	Relationship Boarder	Marital status Single	Gender Female	Age 9	Birth year 1872	Occupation Scholar	Birth place Netherton, 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 Collett family
in this 1881 Census record

Includes Henry Collett and 5 other people

Collett family summary

NAME: Henry Collett
BORN: 1825
BIRTH COUNTY: Middlesex
ADDRESS IN 1881: Dudley (Worcs), Worcestershire, Staffordshire, England