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Household of John Cocks (born 1833, Devon)

1881 England, Wales & Scotland Census in Plympton St Mary, Devon, 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 Cocks and 8 other people are on this record

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In the 1881 Census, the household of John Cocks, born in 1833 in Pennycross, Devon, consisted of 9 members. John was the head of the household, widower. He had 4 children; Mary (born 1859 in Buckland Monachorum, Devon, England), Harry (born 1861 in Buckland Monachorum, Devon, England), Annie (born 1863 in Buckland Monachorum, Devon, England) and Ernest (born 1864 in Buckland Monachorum, Devon, England).
During the period, also present in the household were John's Nephew, Charles (born 1862 in Plymouth, Devon, England), John's Servant, Maria (born 1843 in Liskeard, Cornwall, England), John's Servant, John (born 1864 in Devonport, Devon, England) and John's Servant, John (born 1864 in Tavistock, Devon, England).


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John Cocks's household

Male

John

Cocks

Head
Female

Mary

Cocks

Daughter
Male

Harry

Cocks

Son
Female

Annie

Cocks

Daughter
Male

Ernest

Cocks

Son
Male

Charles

Phillips

Nephew
Female

Maria

Penny

Servant
Male

John

Faley

Servant
Male

John

Grigg

Servant
First name(s) John
Last name Cocks
Relationship Head
Marital status Widower
Age 48
Birth year 1833
Birth place Pennycross, Devon, England

Household members (9 people)

First name(s)

Last name

Relationship

Marital status

Age

Birth year

Birth place

Full record

John

Cocks

Head

Widower

48

1833

Pennycross, Devon, England

Mary

Cocks

Daughter

Single

22

1859

Buckland Monachorum, Devon, England

Harry

Cocks

Son

Single

20

1861

Buckland Monachorum, Devon, England

Annie

Cocks

Daughter

Single

18

1863

Buckland Monachorum, Devon, England

Ernest

Cocks

Son

Single

17

1864

Buckland Monachorum, Devon, England

Charles

Phillips

Nephew

Single

19

1862

Plymouth, Devon, England

Maria

Penny

Servant

Single

38

1843

Liskeard, Cornwall, England

John

Faley

Servant

Single

17

1864

Devonport, Devon, England

John

Grigg

Servant

Single

17

1864

Tavistock, Devon, England

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