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Household of James Cooksey (born 1849, Staffordshire)

1881 England, Wales & Scotland Census in Walsall, Staffordshire, 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 Cooksey and 8 other people are on this record

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In the 1881 Census, the household of James Cooksey, born in 1849 in Tipton, Staffordshire, consisted of 9 members. James was the head of the household, married to Adelaide Cooksey, born in 1851 in Tipton, Staffordshire, England. They had 5 children; Adelaide (born 1874 in Tipton, Staffordshire, England), Albert (born 1876 in Walsall, Staffordshire, England), May (born 1878 in Walsall, Staffordshire, England), Dennis (born 1879 in Walsall, Staffordshire, England) and Alice (born 1881 in Walsall, Staffordshire, England).
During the period, also present in the household were James's Mother In Law, Hannah (born 1819 in Darlaston, Staffordshire, England) and James's Nephew, Eli (born 1864 in Tipton, Staffordshire, England).


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James Cooksey's household

Male

James

Cooksey

Head
Female

Adelaide

Cooksey

Wife
Female

Adelaide

Cooksey

Daughter
Male

Albert

Cooksey

Son
Female

May

Cooksey

Daughter
Male

Dennis

Cooksey

Son
Female

Alice

Cooksey

Daughter
Female

Hannah

Holmes

Mother In Law
Male

Eli

Holmes

Nephew
First name(s) James
Last name Cooksey
Relationship Head
Marital status Married
Age 32
Birth year 1849
Birth place Tipton, Staffordshire, England

Household members (9 people)

First name(s)

Last name

Relationship

Marital status

Age

Birth year

Birth place

Full record

James

Cooksey

Head

Married

32

1849

Tipton, Staffordshire, England

Adelaide

Cooksey

Wife

Married

30

1851

Tipton, Staffordshire, England

Adelaide

Cooksey

Daughter

Single

7

1874

Tipton, Staffordshire, England

Albert

Cooksey

Son

Single

5

1876

Walsall, Staffordshire, England

May

Cooksey

Daughter

Single

3

1878

Walsall, Staffordshire, England

Dennis

Cooksey

Son

Single

2

1879

Walsall, Staffordshire, England

Alice

Cooksey

Daughter

Single

0

1881

Walsall, Staffordshire, England

Hannah

Holmes

Mother In Law

Widow

62

1819

Darlaston, Staffordshire, England

Eli

Holmes

Nephew

Single

17

1864

Tipton, Staffordshire, England

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