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Household of John Cooper (born 1837, Sussex)

1881 England, Wales & Scotland Census in Brighton, Sussex, 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 Cooper and 8 other people are on this record

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In the 1881 Census, the household of John Cooper, born in 1837 in Brighton, Sussex, consisted of 9 members. John was the head of the household, married to Virginia Cooper, born in 1839 in Brighton, Sussex, England. They had 6 children; John (born 1861 in Brighton, Sussex, England), Ernest (born 1864 in Brighton, Sussex, England), Kitty (born 1866 in Brighton, Sussex, England), Elizabeth (born 1870 in Brighton, Sussex, England), Arthur (born 1874 in Brighton, Sussex, England) and Albert (born 1877 in Brighton, Sussex, England).
During the period, also present in the household was John's Lodger, Joseph W Woodroffe, born in 1849 in Ewell, Surrey, England.


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John Cooper's household

Male

John

Cooper

Head
Female

Virginia

Cooper

Wife
Male

John

Cooper

Son
Male

Ernest

Cooper

Son
Female

Kitty

Cooper

Daughter
Female

Elizabeth

Cooper

Daughter
Male

Arthur

Cooper

Son
Male

Albert

Cooper

Son
Male

Joseph W

Woodroffe

Lodger
First name(s) John
Last name Cooper
Relationship Head
Marital status Married
Age 44
Birth year 1837
Birth place Brighton, Sussex, England

Household members (9 people)

First name(s)

Last name

Relationship

Marital status

Age

Birth year

Birth place

Full record

John

Cooper

Head

Married

44

1837

Brighton, Sussex, England

Virginia

Cooper

Wife

Married

42

1839

Brighton, Sussex, England

John

Cooper

Son

Single

20

1861

Brighton, Sussex, England

Ernest

Cooper

Son

Single

17

1864

Brighton, Sussex, England

Kitty

Cooper

Daughter

Single

15

1866

Brighton, Sussex, England

Elizabeth

Cooper

Daughter

Single

11

1870

Brighton, Sussex, England

Arthur

Cooper

Son

Single

7

1874

Brighton, Sussex, England

Albert

Cooper

Son

Single

4

1877

Brighton, Sussex, England

Joseph W

Woodroffe

Lodger

-

32

1849

Ewell, Surrey, England

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