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Household of Benjamin Cope (born 1832, Essex)

1881 England, Wales & Scotland Census in Romford, Essex, England

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The 1881 Census reveals a detailed snapshot of households in England, Wales and Scotland. The census was taken on April 3rd and the total population was recorded as 29,707,207.

Benjamin Cope and 7 other people are on this record

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In the 1881 Census, the household of Benjamin Cope, born in 1832 in Dagenham, Essex, consisted of 8 members. Benjamin was the head of the household, married to Sarah A Cope, born in 1856 in Dagenham, Essex, England. They had 6 children; Sarah A (born 1856 in Dagenham, Essex, England), Eliza A (born 1857 in Dagenham, Essex, England), William (born 1860 in Dagenham, Essex, England), Rebecca (born 1870 in Dagenham, Essex, England), Elizabeth (born 1872 in Dagenham, Essex, England) and Rachel (born 1878 in Dagenham, Essex, England).
During the period, also present in the household was Benjamin's Brother In L, William Westrop, born in 1831 in Barking, Essex, England.


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Benjamin Cope's household

Male

Benjamin

Cope

Head
Female

Sarah A

Cope

Daughter
Female

Eliza A

Cope

Daughter
Male

William

Cope

Son
Female

Rebecca

Cope

Daughter
Female

Elizabeth

Cope

Daughter
Female

Rachel

Cope

Daughter
Male

William

Westrop

Brother In L
First name(s) Benjamin
Last name Cope
Relationship Head
Marital status Married
Age 49
Birth year 1832
Birth place Dagenham, Essex, England

Household members (8 people)

First name(s)

Last name

Relationship

Marital status

Age

Birth year

Birth place

Full record

Benjamin

Cope

Head

Married

49

1832

Dagenham, Essex, England

Sarah A

Cope

Daughter

Single

25

1856

Dagenham, Essex, England

Eliza A

Cope

Daughter

Single

24

1857

Dagenham, Essex, England

William

Cope

Son

Single

21

1860

Dagenham, Essex, England

Rebecca

Cope

Daughter

Single

11

1870

Dagenham, Essex, England

Elizabeth

Cope

Daughter

Single

9

1872

Dagenham, Essex, England

Rachel

Cope

Daughter

Single

3

1878

Dagenham, Essex, England

William

Westrop

Brother In L

Single

50

1831

Barking, Essex, England

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