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Household of John Cobley (born 1833, Yorkshire)

1881 England, Wales & Scotland Census in Dewsbury, Yorkshire,Yorkshire (West Riding), 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 Cobley and 7 other people are on this record

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In the 1881 Census, the household of John Cobley, born in 1833 in Morley, Yorkshire, consisted of 8 members. John was the head of the household, married to Emma Cobley, born in 1835 in Morley, Yorkshire, England. They had 6 children; Sarah (born 1862 in Morley, Yorkshire, England), Ben (born 1867 in Morley, Yorkshire, England), Herman (born 1869 in Morley, Yorkshire, England), Ernest (born 1870 in Morley, Yorkshire, England), Beatrice (born 1874 in Morley, Yorkshire, England) and Clara (born 1877 in Morley, Yorkshire, England).


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John Cobley's household

Male

John

Cobley

Head
Female

Emma

Cobley

Wife
Female

Sarah

Cobley

Daughter
Male

Ben

Cobley

Son
Male

Herman

Cobley

Son
Male

Ernest

Cobley

Son
Female

Beatrice

Cobley

Daughter
Female

Clara

Cobley

Daughter
First name(s) John
Last name Cobley
Relationship Head
Marital status Married
Age 48
Birth year 1833
Birth place Morley, Yorkshire, England

Household members (8 people)

First name(s)

Last name

Relationship

Marital status

Age

Birth year

Birth place

Full record

John

Cobley

Head

Married

48

1833

Morley, Yorkshire, England

Emma

Cobley

Wife

Married

46

1835

Morley, Yorkshire, England

Sarah

Cobley

Daughter

Single

19

1862

Morley, Yorkshire, England

Ben

Cobley

Son

Single

14

1867

Morley, Yorkshire, England

Herman

Cobley

Son

Single

12

1869

Morley, Yorkshire, England

Ernest

Cobley

Son

Single

11

1870

Morley, Yorkshire, England

Beatrice

Cobley

Daughter

Single

7

1874

Morley, Yorkshire, England

Clara

Cobley

Daughter

Single

4

1877

Morley, Yorkshire, England

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