Patrick Collins 1871 Census

Patrick and Johanna are living in Fothergill Street with four children. Their son, James died of cholera five years previously. Their son Edward appears in this census, although he was not mentioned in the one taken in 1861, while Timothy now appears to have left home.

NameRelationConditionSexAgeOccupationWhere BornInfirmity
Patrick CollinsHeadMarriedM50Farm LabourerIreland 
Johannah CollinsWifeMarriedF47 Ireland 
Thomas CollinsSonUnmarr.M17LabourerMon, Newport 
Edward CollinsSon M14LabourerMon, Newport 
John CollinsSon M10ScholarMon, Newport 
Mary A CollinsDaughter F8ScholarMon, Newport 

Address: 13 Fothergill Street*, Newport

Reference: RG10/5344 Page 42

* In 1850, an inquiry was commissioned to investigate slum living conditions in Newport. Fothergill Street was one of the places singled out