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Household of James Cocking (born 1843, Cornwall)

1881 England, Wales & Scotland Census in Penzance, Cornwall, 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 Cocking and 7 other people are on this record

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In the 1881 Census, the household of James Cocking, born in 1843 in St Ives, Cornwall, consisted of 8 members. James was the head of the household, married to Selina Cocking, born in 1842 in St Ives, Cornwall, England. They had 5 children; Catherine M (born 1864 in St Ives, Cornwall, England), James (born 1866 in St Ives, Cornwall, England), Thomas M (born 1873 in St Ives, Cornwall, England), Mathew C (born 1876 in St Ives, Cornwall, England) and Selina (born 1880 in St Ives, Cornwall, England).
During the period, also present in the household was James's Brother Law, Thomas Botrell, born in 1829 in Cornwall, England.


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James Cocking's household

Male

James

Cocking

Head
Female

Selina

Cocking

Wife
Female

Catherine M

Cocking

Daughter
Male

James

Cocking

Son
Male

Thomas M

Cocking

Son
Male

Mathew C

Cocking

Son
Female

Selina

Cocking

Daughter
Male

Thomas

Botrell

Brother Law
First name(s) James
Last name Cocking
Relationship Head
Marital status Married
Age 38
Birth year 1843
Birth place St Ives, Cornwall, England

Household members (8 people)

First name(s)

Last name

Relationship

Marital status

Age

Birth year

Birth place

Full record

James

Cocking

Head

Married

38

1843

St Ives, Cornwall, England

Selina

Cocking

Wife

Married

39

1842

St Ives, Cornwall, England

Catherine M

Cocking

Daughter

Single

17

1864

St Ives, Cornwall, England

James

Cocking

Son

Single

15

1866

St Ives, Cornwall, England

Thomas M

Cocking

Son

Single

8

1873

St Ives, Cornwall, England

Mathew C

Cocking

Son

Single

5

1876

St Ives, Cornwall, England

Selina

Cocking

Daughter

Single

1

1880

St Ives, Cornwall, England

Thomas

Botrell

Brother Law

Single

52

1829

Cornwall, England

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