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Household of James Cobb (born 1827, Forfarshire (Angus))

1881 England, Wales & Scotland Census in Arbroath, Forfarshire (Angus), Scotland

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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.

James Cobb and 6 other people are on this record

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In the 1881 Census, the household of James Cobb, born in 1827 in Forfarshire (Angus), consisted of 7 members. James was the head of the household, married to Alison Cobb, born in 1841 in Forfar, Forfarshire (Angus), Scotland. They had 5 children; James K (born 1864 in Forfarshire (Angus), Scotland), George (born 1866 in Forfar, Forfarshire (Angus), Scotland), John (born 1872 in Kirriemuir, Forfarshire (Angus), Scotland), Elizabeth B (born 1875 in Kirriemuir, Forfarshire (Angus), Scotland) and Alfred (born 1878 in Arbroath, Forfarshire (Angus), Scotland).


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James Cobb's household

Male

James

Cobb

Head
Female

Alison

Cobb

Wife
Male

James K

Cobb

Son
Male

George

Cobb

Son
Male

John

Cobb

Son
Female

Elizabeth B

Cobb

Daughter
Male

Alfred

Cobb

Son
First name(s) James
Last name Cobb
Relationship Head
Marital status Married
Age 54
Birth year 1827
Birth place Forfarshire (Angus), Scotland

Household members (7 people)

First name(s)

Last name

Relationship

Marital status

Age

Birth year

Birth place

Full record

James

Cobb

Head

Married

54

1827

Forfarshire (Angus), Scotland

Alison

Cobb

Wife

Married

40

1841

Forfar, Forfarshire (Angus), Scotland

James K

Cobb

Son

Unmarried

17

1864

Forfarshire (Angus), Scotland

George

Cobb

Son

Unmarried

15

1866

Forfar, Forfarshire (Angus), Scotland

John

Cobb

Son

-

9

1872

Kirriemuir, Forfarshire (Angus), Scotland

Elizabeth B

Cobb

Daughter

-

6

1875

Kirriemuir, Forfarshire (Angus), Scotland

Alfred

Cobb

Son

-

3

1878

Arbroath, Forfarshire (Angus), Scotland

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