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Household of John Cope (born 1849, Staffordshire)

1881 England, Wales & Scotland Census in Oldham, 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 1849 in Fenton, Staffordshire, consisted of 9 members. John was the head of the household, married to Mary Ann Cope, born in 1858 in Sligo, Ireland. They had 5 children; Elijah (born 1871 in Oldham, Lancashire, England), Thomas (born 1872 in Oldham, Lancashire, England), Margrate (born 1876 in Oldham, Lancashire, England), Martin E (born 1877 in Oldham, Lancashire, England) and James P (born 1881 in Oldham, Lancashire, England).
During the period, also present in the household were John's Brother In Law, James (born 1859 in Oldham, Lancashire, England) and John's Sister, Emma (born 1860 in Hanley, Staffordshire, England).


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John Cope's household

Male

John

Cope

Head
Female

Mary Ann

Cope

Wife
Male

Elijah

Cope

Son
Male

Thomas

Cope

Son
Female

Margrate

Cope

Daughter
Male

Martin E

Cope

Son
Male

James P

Cope

Son
Male

James

Bussey

Brother In Law
Female

Emma

Bussey

Sister
First name(s) John
Last name Cope
Relationship Head
Marital status Married
Age 32
Birth year 1849
Birth place Fenton, Staffordshire, England

Household members (9 people)

First name(s)

Last name

Relationship

Marital status

Age

Birth year

Birth place

Full record

John

Cope

Head

Married

32

1849

Fenton, Staffordshire, England

Mary Ann

Cope

Wife

Married

23

1858

Sligo, Ireland

Elijah

Cope

Son

Single

10

1871

Oldham, Lancashire, England

Thomas

Cope

Son

Single

9

1872

Oldham, Lancashire, England

Margrate

Cope

Daughter

Single

5

1876

Oldham, Lancashire, England

Martin E

Cope

Son

Single

4

1877

Oldham, Lancashire, England

James P

Cope

Son

Single

0

1881

Oldham, Lancashire, England

James

Bussey

Brother In Law

Married

22

1859

Oldham, Lancashire, England

Emma

Bussey

Sister

Married

21

1860

Hanley, Staffordshire, England

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