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Household of John Cope (born 1847, Durham)

1881 England, Wales & Scotland Census in Sunderland, Durham, 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 6 other people are on this record

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In the 1881 Census, the household of John Cope, born in 1847 in Thornley, Durham, consisted of 7 members. John was the head of the household, married to Marg Cope, born in 1855 in Wellington, Durham, England. They had 4 children; Hannah (born 1875 in Ryhope, Durham, England), William (born 1877 in Ryhope, Durham, England), Dorothy (born 1879 in Ryhope, Durham, England) and Richard (born 1881 in Ryhope, Durham, England).
During the period, also present in the household was John's Lodger, John Ailey, born in 1836 in -.


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John Cope's household

Male

John

Cope

Head
Female

Marg

Cope

Wife
Female

Hannah

Cope

Daughter
Male

William

Cope

Son
Female

Dorothy

Cope

Daughter
Male

Richard

Cope

Son
Male

John

Ailey

Lodger
First name(s) John
Last name Cope
Relationship Head
Marital status Married
Age 34
Birth year 1847
Birth place Thornley, Durham, England

Household members (7 people)

First name(s)

Last name

Relationship

Marital status

Age

Birth year

Birth place

Full record

John

Cope

Head

Married

34

1847

Thornley, Durham, England

Marg

Cope

Wife

Married

26

1855

Wellington, Durham, England

Hannah

Cope

Daughter

Single

6

1875

Ryhope, Durham, England

William

Cope

Son

Single

4

1877

Ryhope, Durham, England

Dorothy

Cope

Daughter

Single

2

1879

Ryhope, Durham, England

Richard

Cope

Son

Single

0

1881

Ryhope, Durham, England

John

Ailey

Lodger

Single

45

1836

-

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