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Household of John Cope (born 1838, Cheshire)

1881 England, Wales & Scotland Census in Chorlton, Lancashire, 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 Cope and 8 other people are on this record

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In the 1881 Census, the household of John Cope, born in 1838 in Stockport, Cheshire, consisted of 9 members. John was the head of the household, married to Sarah A Cope, born in 1842 in Manchester, Lancashire, England. They had 6 children; William (born 1863 in Manchester, Lancashire, England), John (born 1865 in Manchester, Lancashire, England), Alfred (born 1867 in Manchester, Lancashire, England), Sarah A (born 1873 in Manchester, Lancashire, England), Earnest (born 1877 in Manchester, Lancashire, England) and Eleanor (born 1879 in Manchester, Lancashire, England).
During the period, also present in the household was John's Lodger, Henry Rogers, born in 1862 in Liverpool, Lancashire, England.


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John Cope's household

Male

John

Cope

Head
Female

Sarah A

Cope

Wife
Male

William

Cope

Son
Male

John

Cope

Son
Male

Alfred

Cope

Son
Female

Sarah A

Cope

Daughter
Male

Earnest

Cope

Son
Female

Eleanor

Cope

Daughter
Male

Henry

Rogers

Lodger
First name(s) John
Last name Cope
Relationship Head
Marital status Married
Age 43
Birth year 1838
Birth place Stockport, Cheshire, England

Household members (9 people)

First name(s)

Last name

Relationship

Marital status

Age

Birth year

Birth place

Full record

John

Cope

Head

Married

43

1838

Stockport, Cheshire, England

Sarah A

Cope

Wife

Married

39

1842

Manchester, Lancashire, England

William

Cope

Son

Single

18

1863

Manchester, Lancashire, England

John

Cope

Son

Single

16

1865

Manchester, Lancashire, England

Alfred

Cope

Son

Single

14

1867

Manchester, Lancashire, England

Sarah A

Cope

Daughter

Single

8

1873

Manchester, Lancashire, England

Earnest

Cope

Son

Single

4

1877

Manchester, Lancashire, England

Eleanor

Cope

Daughter

Single

2

1879

Manchester, Lancashire, England

Henry

Rogers

Lodger

Single

19

1862

Liverpool, Lancashire, England

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