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Household of John Cox (born 1829, Cheshire)

1881 England, Wales & Scotland Census in Ashton under Lyne, Cheshire, 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 6 other people are on this record

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In the 1881 Census, the household of John Cox, born in 1829 in Stockport, Cheshire, consisted of 7 members. John was the head of the household, married to Mary Cox, born in 1829 in Pontesbury, Shropshire, England. They had 2 children; George (born 1857 in Derbyshire, England) and John (born 1865 in Dukinfield, Cheshire, England).
During the period, also present in the household were John's Stepson, Thomas (born 1861 in Pontesbury, Shropshire, England), John's Stepdaughter, Sophia (born 1863 in Ashton under Lyne, Lancashire, England) and John's Stepson, Hanley (born 1868 in Ashton under Lyne, Lancashire, England).


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John Cox's household

Male

John

Cox

Head
Female

Mary

Cox

Wife
Male

Thomas

Plimer (Cox)

Stepson
Female

Sophia

Plimer (Cox)

Stepdaughter
Male

Hanley

Plimer (Cox)

Stepson
Male

George

Cox

Son
Male

John

Cox

Son
First name(s) John
Last name Cox
Relationship Head
Marital status Married
Age 52
Birth year 1829
Birth place Stockport, Cheshire, England

Household members (7 people)

First name(s)

Last name

Relationship

Marital status

Age

Birth year

Birth place

Full record

John

Cox

Head

Married

52

1829

Stockport, Cheshire, England

Mary

Cox

Wife

Married

52

1829

Pontesbury, Shropshire, England

Thomas

Plimer (Cox)

Stepson

Single

20

1861

Pontesbury, Shropshire, England

Sophia

Plimer (Cox)

Stepdaughter

Single

18

1863

Ashton under Lyne, Lancashire, England

Hanley

Plimer (Cox)

Stepson

Single

13

1868

Ashton under Lyne, Lancashire, England

George

Cox

Son

Single

24

1857

Derbyshire, England

John

Cox

Son

Single

16

1865

Dukinfield, Cheshire, England

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