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Household of George Cobby (born 1827, Sussex)

1881 England, Wales & Scotland Census in Steyning, Sussex, 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.

George Cobby and 6 other people are on this record

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In the 1881 Census, the household of George Cobby, born in 1827 in Sussex, consisted of 7 members. George was the head of the household, married to Eliza Cobby, born in 1835 in Brighton, Sussex, England. They had 2 children; Annie (born 1862 in Shoreham, Sussex, England) and John (born 1868 in Shoreham, Sussex, England).
During the period, also present in the household were George's Lodger, Thomas (born 1857 in Cambridge, Cambridgeshire, England), George's Lodger, Charles (born 1829 in London, Middlesex, England) and George's Lodger, Ethel L G (born 1860 in Glamorganshire, Wales).


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George Cobby's household

Male

George

Cobby

Head
Female

Eliza

Cobby

Wife
Female

Annie

Cobby

Daughter
Male

John

Cobby

Son
Male

Thomas

Barker

Lodger
Male

Charles

Wilverforce

Lodger
Female

Ethel L G

Thomas

Lodger
First name(s) George
Last name Cobby
Relationship Head
Marital status Married
Age 54
Birth year 1827
Birth place Sussex, England

Household members (7 people)

First name(s)

Last name

Relationship

Marital status

Age

Birth year

Birth place

Full record

George

Cobby

Head

Married

54

1827

Sussex, England

Eliza

Cobby

Wife

Married

46

1835

Brighton, Sussex, England

Annie

Cobby

Daughter

Single

19

1862

Shoreham, Sussex, England

John

Cobby

Son

Single

13

1868

Shoreham, Sussex, England

Thomas

Barker

Lodger

Single

24

1857

Cambridge, Cambridgeshire, England

Charles

Wilverforce

Lodger

Married

52

1829

London, Middlesex, England

Ethel L G

Thomas

Lodger

Single

21

1860

Glamorganshire, Wales

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