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Household of John Cobb (born 1825, Forfarshire (Angus))
1881 England, Wales & Scotland Census in Brechin, Forfarshire (Angus), 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.
John Cobb and 7 other people are on this record
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In the 1881 Census, the household of John Cobb, born in 1825 in Brechin, Forfarshire (Angus), consisted of 8 members. John was the head of the household, married to Sarah Cobb, born in 1825 in Tannadice, Forfarshire (Angus), Scotland. They had 4 children; David (born 1848 in St Cyrus, Kincardineshire, Scotland), William (born 1860 in Brechin, Forfarshire (Angus), Scotland), Maggie (born 1862 in Brechin, Forfarshire (Angus), Scotland) and Henry (born 1865 in Brechin, Forfarshire (Angus), Scotland).
During the period, also present in the household were John's Grandson, George (born 1870 in Brechin, Forfarshire (Angus), Scotland) and John's Granddaughter, Joanna (born 1877 in Forfar, Forfarshire (Angus), Scotland).
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John Cobb's household
John
Cobb
Head
Sarah
Cobb
Wife
David
Cobb
Son
William
Cobb
Son
Maggie
Cobb
Daughter
Henry
Cobb
Son
George
Cobb
Grandson
Joanna
Cobb
Granddaughter
| First name(s) | John |
| Last name | Cobb |
| Relationship | Head |
| Marital status | Married |
| Age | 56 |
| Birth year | 1825 |
| Birth place | Brechin, Forfarshire (Angus), Scotland |
Household members (8 people)
First name(s) | Last name | Relationship | Marital status | Age | Birth year | Birth place | Full record |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
John | Cobb | Head | Married | 56 | 1825 | Brechin, Forfarshire (Angus), Scotland | |
Sarah | Cobb | Wife | Married | 56 | 1825 | Tannadice, Forfarshire (Angus), Scotland | |
David | Cobb | Son | Unmarried | 33 | 1848 | St Cyrus, Kincardineshire, Scotland | |
William | Cobb | Son | Unmarried | 21 | 1860 | Brechin, Forfarshire (Angus), Scotland | |
Maggie | Cobb | Daughter | Unmarried | 19 | 1862 | Brechin, Forfarshire (Angus), Scotland | |
Henry | Cobb | Son | Unmarried | 16 | 1865 | Brechin, Forfarshire (Angus), Scotland | |
George | Cobb | Grandson | - | 11 | 1870 | Brechin, Forfarshire (Angus), Scotland | |
Joanna | Cobb | Granddaughter | - | 4 | 1877 | Forfar, Forfarshire (Angus), Scotland |
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