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Household of John Cosham (born 1840, Sussex)

1881 England, Wales & Scotland Census in Hailsham, 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 Cosham and 8 other people are on this record

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In the 1881 Census, the household of John Cosham, born in 1840 in Laughton, Sussex, consisted of 9 members. John was the head of the household, married to Mary A Cosham, born in 1841 in Ringmer, Sussex, England. They had 6 children; Fanny (born 1869 in Laughton, Sussex, England), Percy J (born 1871 in Laughton, Sussex, England), Rhoda (born 1873 in Laughton, Sussex, England), Alfred E (born 1875 in Laughton, Sussex, England), Edith (born 1877 in Laughton, Sussex, England) and Arthur W (born 1880 in Laughton, Sussex, England).
During the period, also present in the household was John's Son In Law, Harry E Cox, born in 1863 in Hellingly, Sussex, England.


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John Cosham's household

Male

John

Cosham

Head
Female

Mary A

Cosham

Wife
Male

Harry E

Cox

Son In Law
Female

Fanny

Cosham

Daughter
Male

Percy J

Cosham

Son
Female

Rhoda

Cosham

Daughter
Male

Alfred E

Cosham

Son
Female

Edith

Cosham

Daughter
Male

Arthur W

Cosham

Son
First name(s) John
Last name Cosham
Relationship Head
Marital status Married
Age 41
Birth year 1840
Birth place Laughton, Sussex, England

Household members (9 people)

First name(s)

Last name

Relationship

Marital status

Age

Birth year

Birth place

Full record

John

Cosham

Head

Married

41

1840

Laughton, Sussex, England

Mary A

Cosham

Wife

Married

40

1841

Ringmer, Sussex, England

Harry E

Cox

Son In Law

Single

18

1863

Hellingly, Sussex, England

Fanny

Cosham

Daughter

Single

12

1869

Laughton, Sussex, England

Percy J

Cosham

Son

Single

10

1871

Laughton, Sussex, England

Rhoda

Cosham

Daughter

Single

8

1873

Laughton, Sussex, England

Alfred E

Cosham

Son

Single

6

1875

Laughton, Sussex, England

Edith

Cosham

Daughter

Single

4

1877

Laughton, Sussex, England

Arthur W

Cosham

Son

Single

1

1880

Laughton, Sussex, England

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