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Household of James Cooper (born 1849, Lancashire)

1881 England, Wales & Scotland Census in Oldham, 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 Cooper and 6 other people are on this record

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In the 1881 Census, the household of James Cooper, born in 1849 in Oldham, Lancashire, consisted of 7 members. James was the head of the household, married to Molly Cooper, born in 1850 in Syke, Lancashire, England. They had 4 children; James Edward (born 1876 in Oldham, Lancashire, England), Robert (born 1878 in Oldham, Lancashire, England), Fred (born 1880 in Oldham, Lancashire, England) and Annie (born 1875 in Oldham, Lancashire, England).
During the period, also present in the household was James's Mother In Law, Anna Butterworth, born in 1817 in Saddleworth, Yorkshire, England.


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James Cooper's household

Male

James

Cooper

Head
Female

Molly

Cooper

Wife
Male

James Edward

Cooper

Son
Male

Robert

Cooper

Son
Male

Fred

Cooper

Son
Female

Annie

Cooper

Daughter
Female

Anna

Butterworth

Mother In Law
First name(s) James
Last name Cooper
Relationship Head
Marital status Married
Age 32
Birth year 1849
Birth place Oldham, Lancashire, England

Household members (7 people)

First name(s)

Last name

Relationship

Marital status

Age

Birth year

Birth place

Full record

James

Cooper

Head

Married

32

1849

Oldham, Lancashire, England

Molly

Cooper

Wife

Married

31

1850

Syke, Lancashire, England

James Edward

Cooper

Son

Single

5

1876

Oldham, Lancashire, England

Robert

Cooper

Son

Single

3

1878

Oldham, Lancashire, England

Fred

Cooper

Son

Single

1

1880

Oldham, Lancashire, England

Annie

Cooper

Daughter

Single

6

1875

Oldham, Lancashire, England

Anna

Butterworth

Mother In Law

Widow

64

1817

Saddleworth, Yorkshire, England

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