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Household of Charles Cosby (born 1842, Bedfordshire)

1881 England, Wales & Scotland Census in Sevenoaks, Kent, 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.

Charles Cosby and 13 other people are on this record

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In the 1881 Census, the household of Charles Cosby, born in 1842 in Leighton Buzzard, Bedfordshire, consisted of 14 members. Charles was the head of the household, married to Elizabeth Cosby, born in 1844 in Ireland. They had 8 children; John (born 1864 in Maidstone, Kent, England), Elizabeth A (born 1866 in Sevenoaks, Kent, England), Mary Ann (born 1868 in Kensington, Middlesex, England), Charles (born 1871 in France), George (born 1873 in Hackney, Middlesex, England), William H (born 1876 in Sevenoaks, Kent, England), Emma J (born 1878 in Sevenoaks, Kent, England) and Harriet (born 1880 in Sevenoaks, Kent, England).
During the period, also present in the household were Charles's Lodger, George (born 1860 in Somerset, England), Charles's Lodger, George (born 1863 in Redhill, Surrey, England), Charles's Lodger, Thomas (born 1844 in Eastry, Kent, England) and Charles's Lodger, Robert (born 1840 in Newmarket, Cambridgeshire, England).


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Charles Cosby's household

Male

Charles

Cosby

Head
Female

Elizabeth

Cosby

Wife
Male

John

Cosby

Son
Female

Elizabeth A

Cosby

Daughter
Female

Mary Ann

Cosby

Daughter
Male

Charles

Cosby

Son
Male

George

Cosby

Son
Male

William H

Cosby

Son
Female

Emma J

Cosby

Daughter
Female

Harriet

Cosby

Daughter
Male

George

Garrett

Lodger
Male

George

Tester

Lodger
Male

Thomas

Tabrit

Lodger
Male

Robert

Clarke

Lodger
First name(s) Charles
Last name Cosby
Relationship Head
Marital status Married
Age 39
Birth year 1842
Birth place Leighton Buzzard, Bedfordshire, England

Household members (14 people)

First name(s)

Last name

Relationship

Marital status

Age

Birth year

Birth place

Full record

Charles

Cosby

Head

Married

39

1842

Leighton Buzzard, Bedfordshire, England

Elizabeth

Cosby

Wife

Married

37

1844

Ireland

John

Cosby

Son

Single

17

1864

Maidstone, Kent, England

Elizabeth A

Cosby

Daughter

Single

15

1866

Sevenoaks, Kent, England

Mary Ann

Cosby

Daughter

Single

13

1868

Kensington, Middlesex, England

Charles

Cosby

Son

Single

10

1871

France

George

Cosby

Son

Single

8

1873

Hackney, Middlesex, England

William H

Cosby

Son

Single

5

1876

Sevenoaks, Kent, England

Emma J

Cosby

Daughter

Single

3

1878

Sevenoaks, Kent, England

Harriet

Cosby

Daughter

Single

1

1880

Sevenoaks, Kent, England

George

Garrett

Lodger

Single

21

1860

Somerset, England

George

Tester

Lodger

Single

18

1863

Redhill, Surrey, England

Thomas

Tabrit

Lodger

Single

37

1844

Eastry, Kent, England

Robert

Clarke

Lodger

Single

41

1840

Newmarket, Cambridgeshire, England

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