James Coley in Worcestershire in the 1881 Census

Details of James Coley of 16 Summer Street, Stourbridge, Worcestershire, England

First name(s): James
Last name: Coley
Relationship: Head
Marital status: Married
Gender: Male
Age: 49
Birth year: 1832
Occupation: Chain Maker
Birth town: Dudley Wood
Birth county: Worcestershire
Birth place: England
Street: 16 Summer Street
Town: —
Parish: Stourbridge
County: Worcestershire
Country: England
Registration district: Stourbridge

Other household members

First name(s)	Last name	Relationship	Marital status	Gender	Age	Birth year	Occupation	Birth place
First name(s) Hannah	Last name Coley	Relationship Wife	Marital status Married	Gender Female	Age 53	Birth year 1828	Occupation -	Birth place Old Hill, Staffordshire, England
First name(s) William	Last name Coley	Relationship Son	Marital status Single	Gender Male	Age 31	Birth year 1850	Occupation Chain Maker	Birth place Dudley Wood, Worcestershire, England
First name(s) Hannah	Last name Coley	Relationship Grand Daughter	Marital status Single	Gender Female	Age 9	Birth year 1872	Occupation Scholar	Birth place Stourbridge, Worcestershire, England
First name(s) Noah	Last name Wainwright	Relationship Son In Law	Marital status Widower	Gender Male	Age 27	Birth year 1854	Occupation Laborer	Birth place Stourbridge, Worcestershire, England
First name(s) William	Last name Wainwright	Relationship Grand Son	Marital status Single	Gender Male	Age 3	Birth year 1878	Occupation -	Birth place -
First name(s) James	Last name Brooks	Relationship Grand Son	Marital status Single	Gender Male	Age 5	Birth year 1876	Occupation Scholar	Birth place Stourbridge, Worcestershire, England
First name(s) Sarah	Last name Coley	Relationship Daughter	Marital status Single	Gender Female	Age 19	Birth year 1862	Occupation -	Birth place Cradley Heath, Staffordshire, 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 Coley family
in this 1881 Census record

Includes James Coley and 7 other people

Coley family summary

NAME: James Coley
BORN: 1832
BIRTH COUNTY: Worcestershire
ADDRESS IN 1881: Stourbridge, Worcestershire, England