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Household of James Cocker (born 1826, Lancashire)

1881 England, Wales & Scotland Census in Blackburn, 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.

James Cocker and 9 other people are on this record

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In the 1881 Census, the household of James Cocker, born in 1826 in Lancashire, consisted of 10 members. James was the head of the household, married to Jane Cocker, born in 1830 in Lancashire, England. They had 7 children; Mary (born 1855 in Lancashire, England), Alice (born 1862 in Darwen, Lancashire, England), Sophia (born 1864 in Darwen, Lancashire, England), Christiana (born 1867 in Darwen, Lancashire, England), Rhoda (born 1869 in Darwen, Lancashire, England), Cordelia (born 1874 in Darwen, Lancashire, England) and Esther (born 1876 in Darwen, Lancashire, England).
During the period, also present in the household was James's Visitor, Elizabeth Nightingale, born in 1853 in Pleasington, Lancashire, England.


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James Cocker's household

Male

James

Cocker

Head
Female

Jane

Cocker

Wife
Female

Mary

Cocker

Daughter
Female

Alice

Cocker

Daughter
Female

Sophia

Cocker

Daughter
Female

Christiana

Cocker

Daughter
Female

Rhoda

Cocker

Daughter
Female

Cordelia

Cocker

Daughter
Female

Esther

Cocker

Daughter
Female

Elizabeth

Nightingale

Visitor
First name(s) James
Last name Cocker
Relationship Head
Marital status Married
Age 55
Birth year 1826
Birth place Lancashire, England

Household members (10 people)

First name(s)

Last name

Relationship

Marital status

Age

Birth year

Birth place

Full record

James

Cocker

Head

Married

55

1826

Lancashire, England

Jane

Cocker

Wife

Married

51

1830

Lancashire, England

Mary

Cocker

Daughter

Single

26

1855

Lancashire, England

Alice

Cocker

Daughter

Single

19

1862

Darwen, Lancashire, England

Sophia

Cocker

Daughter

Single

17

1864

Darwen, Lancashire, England

Christiana

Cocker

Daughter

Single

14

1867

Darwen, Lancashire, England

Rhoda

Cocker

Daughter

Single

12

1869

Darwen, Lancashire, England

Cordelia

Cocker

Daughter

Single

7

1874

Darwen, Lancashire, England

Esther

Cocker

Daughter

Single

5

1876

Darwen, Lancashire, England

Elizabeth

Nightingale

Visitor

Single

28

1853

Pleasington, Lancashire, England

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