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Household of Ellen Cobb (born 1821, Norfolk)

1881 England, Wales & Scotland Census in Chorlton, Lancashire, 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.

Ellen Cobb and 11 other people are on this record

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In the 1881 Census, the household of Ellen Cobb, born in 1821 in Norfolk, consisted of 12 members. Ellen was the head of the household, widow. She had 2 children; Christopher (born 1855 in King's Lynn, Norfolk, England) and Alice (born 1850 in King's Lynn, Norfolk, England). She had 6 grandchildren; Ellen (born 1871 in Rusholme, Lancashire, England), Christopher (born 1872 in Rusholme, Lancashire, England), Theobald (born 1874 in Rusholme, Lancashire, England), Richard (born 1877 in Rusholme, Lancashire, England), Bernard (born 1879 in Rusholme, Lancashire, England) and Jessie (born 1881 in Rusholme, Lancashire, England).
During the period, also present in the household were Ellen's Son In Law, Robert (born 1847 in Ireland), Ellen's Boarder, Azariah (born 1865 in King's Lynn, Norfolk, England) and Ellen's Boarder, Oscar (born 1866 in King's Lynn, Norfolk, England).


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Ellen Cobb's household

Female

Ellen

Cobb

Head
Male

Christopher

Cobb

Son
Male

Robert

Taylor

Son In Law
Female

Alice

Taylor

Daughter
Female

Ellen

Taylor

Grand Daughter
Male

Christopher

Taylor

Grand Son
Male

Theobald

Taylor

Grand Son
Male

Richard

Taylor

Grand Son
Male

Bernard

Taylor

Grand Son
Female

Jessie

Taylor

Grand Daughter
Male

Azariah

Ellison

Boarder
Male

Oscar

Ellison

Boarder
First name(s) Ellen
Last name Cobb
Relationship Head
Marital status Widow
Age 60
Birth year 1821
Birth place Norfolk, England

Household members (12 people)

First name(s)

Last name

Relationship

Marital status

Age

Birth year

Birth place

Full record

Ellen

Cobb

Head

Widow

60

1821

Norfolk, England

Christopher

Cobb

Son

Single

26

1855

King's Lynn, Norfolk, England

Robert

Taylor

Son In Law

Married

34

1847

Ireland

Alice

Taylor

Daughter

Married

31

1850

King's Lynn, Norfolk, England

Ellen

Taylor

Grand Daughter

Single

10

1871

Rusholme, Lancashire, England

Christopher

Taylor

Grand Son

Single

9

1872

Rusholme, Lancashire, England

Theobald

Taylor

Grand Son

Single

7

1874

Rusholme, Lancashire, England

Richard

Taylor

Grand Son

Single

4

1877

Rusholme, Lancashire, England

Bernard

Taylor

Grand Son

Single

2

1879

Rusholme, Lancashire, England

Jessie

Taylor

Grand Daughter

Single

0

1881

Rusholme, Lancashire, England

Azariah

Ellison

Boarder

Single

16

1865

King's Lynn, Norfolk, England

Oscar

Ellison

Boarder

Single

15

1866

King's Lynn, Norfolk, England

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