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Household of John Cox (born 1827, Devon)

1881 England, Wales & Scotland Census in Tavistock, Cornwall, 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 Cox and 7 other people are on this record

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In the 1881 Census, the household of John Cox, born in 1827 in Tavistock, Devon, consisted of 8 members. John was the head of the household, married to Isabell Cox, born in 1832 in Warwick, Warwickshire, England. They had 5 children; John (born 1862 in Calstock, Cornwall, England), Olympia (born 1865 in Calstock, Cornwall, England), Elizabeth Jane (born 1867 in Calstock, Cornwall, England), Thomas Hy (born 1871 in Calstock, Cornwall, England) and Nicholas E W (born 1874 in Calstock, Cornwall, England).
During the period, also present in the household was John's Boarder, Francis Higman, born in 1864 in Calstock, Cornwall, England.


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John Cox's household

Male

John

Cox

Head
Female

Isabell

Cox

Wife
Male

John

Cox

Son
Female

Olympia

Cox

Daughter
Female

Elizabeth Jane

Cox

Daughter
Male

Thomas Hy

Cox

Son
Male

Nicholas E W

Cox

Son
Male

Francis

Higman

Boarder
First name(s) John
Last name Cox
Relationship Head
Marital status Married
Age 54
Birth year 1827
Birth place Tavistock, Devon, England

Household members (8 people)

First name(s)

Last name

Relationship

Marital status

Age

Birth year

Birth place

Full record

John

Cox

Head

Married

54

1827

Tavistock, Devon, England

Isabell

Cox

Wife

Married

49

1832

Warwick, Warwickshire, England

John

Cox

Son

Single

19

1862

Calstock, Cornwall, England

Olympia

Cox

Daughter

Single

16

1865

Calstock, Cornwall, England

Elizabeth Jane

Cox

Daughter

Single

14

1867

Calstock, Cornwall, England

Thomas Hy

Cox

Son

Single

10

1871

Calstock, Cornwall, England

Nicholas E W

Cox

Son

Single

7

1874

Calstock, Cornwall, England

Francis

Higman

Boarder

Single

17

1864

Calstock, Cornwall, England

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