William Colman in Northumberland in the 1881 Census

Details of William Colman of 15 Plummer Street, Elswick, Northumberland, England

First name(s): William
Last name: Colman
Relationship: Lodger
Marital status: Single
Gender: Male
Age: 31
Birth year: 1850
Occupation: Labourer
Birth town: Norwich
Birth county: Norfolk
Birth place: England
Street: 15 Plummer Street
Town: —
Parish: Elswick
County: Northumberland
Country: England
Registration district: Newcastle upon Tyne

Other household members

First name(s)	Last name	Relationship	Marital status	Gender	Age	Birth year	Occupation	Birth place
First name(s) Catherine	Last name Wood	Relationship Head	Marital status Widow	Gender Female	Age 62	Birth year 1819	Occupation Lodging House Keeper	Birth place Berwick on Tweed, Northumberland, England
First name(s) James	Last name Wood	Relationship Son	Marital status Single	Gender Male	Age 42	Birth year 1839	Occupation Mechanic (E & M)	Birth place Beal, Northumberland, England
First name(s) William	Last name Roos	Relationship Lodger	Marital status Single	Gender Male	Age 24	Birth year 1857	Occupation Cattle Drover	Birth place Hull, Yorkshire, England
First name(s) F	Last name Brown	Relationship Lodger	Marital status Single	Gender Female	Age 39	Birth year 1842	Occupation Dressmaker	Birth place Gateshead, Durham, England
First name(s) E	Last name Brown	Relationship Lodger	Marital status Single	Gender Female	Age 34	Birth year 1847	Occupation Dressmaker	Birth place Glasgow, Lanarkshire, Scotland

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 Colman family
in this 1881 Census record

Includes William Colman and 5 other people

Colman family summary

NAME: William Colman
BORN: 1850
BIRTH COUNTY: Norfolk
ADDRESS IN 1881: Elswick, Northumberland, England