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Household of John Cobb (born 1832, Kent)

1881 England, Wales & Scotland Census in Alverstoke, Hampshire, 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.

John Cobb and 10 other people are on this record

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In the 1881 Census, the household of John Cobb, born in 1832 in New Romney, Kent, consisted of 11 members. John was the head of the household, married to Annie E Cobb, born in 1841 in Chittlehampton, Devon, England. They had 5 children; Annie C (born 1865 in Plymouth, Devon, England), Gertrude M (born 1866 in Plymouth, Devon, England), Violet E (born 1869 in Whyke, Dorset, England), Muriel E (born 1873 in Stonehouse, Devon, England) and Adeline C (born 1875 in Stonehouse, Devon, England).
During the period, also present in the household were John's Servant, Bessie M (born 1850 in Swansea, Glamorganshire, Wales), John's Servant, Elizabeth (born 1845 in Horndean, Hampshire, England), John's Servant, Annie (born 1862 in Farnham, Surrey, England) and John's Servant, Emma (born 1866 in Chatham, Kent, England).


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John Cobb's household

Male

John

Cobb

Head
Female

Annie E

Cobb

Wife
Female

Annie C

Cobb

Daughter
Female

Gertrude M

Cobb

Daughter
Female

Violet E

Cobb

Daughter
Female

Muriel E

Cobb

Daughter
Female

Adeline C

Cobb

Daughter
Female

Bessie M

Bird

Servant
Female

Elizabeth

?

Servant
Female

Annie

Goddard

Servant
Female

Emma

Stock

Servant
First name(s) John
Last name Cobb
Relationship Head
Marital status Married
Age 49
Birth year 1832
Birth place New Romney, Kent, England

Household members (11 people)

First name(s)

Last name

Relationship

Marital status

Age

Birth year

Birth place

Full record

John

Cobb

Head

Married

49

1832

New Romney, Kent, England

Annie E

Cobb

Wife

Married

40

1841

Chittlehampton, Devon, England

Annie C

Cobb

Daughter

Single

16

1865

Plymouth, Devon, England

Gertrude M

Cobb

Daughter

Single

15

1866

Plymouth, Devon, England

Violet E

Cobb

Daughter

Single

12

1869

Whyke, Dorset, England

Muriel E

Cobb

Daughter

Single

8

1873

Stonehouse, Devon, England

Adeline C

Cobb

Daughter

Single

6

1875

Stonehouse, Devon, England

Bessie M

Bird

Servant

Single

31

1850

Swansea, Glamorganshire, Wales

Elizabeth

?

Servant

Single

36

1845

Horndean, Hampshire, England

Annie

Goddard

Servant

Single

19

1862

Farnham, Surrey, England

Emma

Stock

Servant

Single

15

1866

Chatham, Kent, England

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