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Household of James Cosgrove (born 1847, Lanarkshire)

1881 England, Wales & Scotland Census in Middle District Old Monkland, Lanarkshire, 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 Cosgrove and 6 other people are on this record

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In the 1881 Census, the household of James Cosgrove, born in 1847 in Old Monkland, Lanarkshire, consisted of 7 members. James was the head of the household, married to Marion Cosgrove, born in 1853 in Airdrie, Lanarkshire, Scotland. They had 3 children; Margaret (born 1874 in Old Monkland, Lanarkshire, Scotland), William (born 1878 in Old Monkland, Lanarkshire, Scotland) and David (born 1880 in Old Monkland, Lanarkshire, Scotland).
During the period, also present in the household were James's Boarder, Alexander (born 1855 in Old Monkland, Lanarkshire, Scotland) and James's Boarder, John (born 1859 in Old Monkland, Lanarkshire, Scotland).


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James Cosgrove's household

Male

James

Cosgrove

Head
Female

Marion

Cosgrove

Wife
Female

Margaret

Cosgrove

Daughter
Male

William

Cosgrove

Son
Male

David

Cosgrove

Son
Male

Alexander

Flanigan

Boarder
Male

John

Flanigan

Boarder
First name(s) James
Last name Cosgrove
Relationship Head
Marital status Married
Age 34
Birth year 1847
Birth place Old Monkland, Lanarkshire, Scotland

Household members (7 people)

First name(s)

Last name

Relationship

Marital status

Age

Birth year

Birth place

Full record

James

Cosgrove

Head

Married

34

1847

Old Monkland, Lanarkshire, Scotland

Marion

Cosgrove

Wife

Married

28

1853

Airdrie, Lanarkshire, Scotland

Margaret

Cosgrove

Daughter

-

7

1874

Old Monkland, Lanarkshire, Scotland

William

Cosgrove

Son

-

3

1878

Old Monkland, Lanarkshire, Scotland

David

Cosgrove

Son

-

1

1880

Old Monkland, Lanarkshire, Scotland

Alexander

Flanigan

Boarder

Unmarried

26

1855

Old Monkland, Lanarkshire, Scotland

John

Flanigan

Boarder

Unmarried

22

1859

Old Monkland, Lanarkshire, Scotland

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