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Household of John Cox (born 1849, Lancashire)

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 Cox and 7 other people are on this record

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In the 1881 Census, the household of John Cox, born in 1849 in Oldham, Lancashire, consisted of 8 members. John was the head of the household, married to Sarah Cox, born in 1852 in Chadderton, Lancashire, England. They had 3 children; William (born 1876 in Chadderton, Lancashire, England), Lucy (born 1878 in Chadderton, Lancashire, England) and Betty (born 1879 in Chadderton, Lancashire, England).
During the period, also present in the household were John's Boarder, Jonathan (born 1859 in Chadderton, Lancashire, England), John's Boarder, Jane (born 1861 in Chadderton, Lancashire, England) and John's Boarder, Sophia Ann (born 1869 in Chadderton, Lancashire, England).


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John Cox's household

Male

John

Cox

Head
Female

Sarah

Cox

Wife
Male

William

Cox

Son
Female

Lucy

Cox

Daughter
Female

Betty

Cox

Daughter
Male

Jonathan

Garlick

Boarder
Female

Jane

Garlick

Boarder
Female

Sophia Ann

Garlick

Boarder
First name(s) John
Last name Cox
Relationship Head
Marital status Married
Age 32
Birth year 1849
Birth place Oldham, Lancashire, England

Household members (8 people)

First name(s)

Last name

Relationship

Marital status

Age

Birth year

Birth place

Full record

John

Cox

Head

Married

32

1849

Oldham, Lancashire, England

Sarah

Cox

Wife

Married

29

1852

Chadderton, Lancashire, England

William

Cox

Son

Single

5

1876

Chadderton, Lancashire, England

Lucy

Cox

Daughter

Single

3

1878

Chadderton, Lancashire, England

Betty

Cox

Daughter

Single

2

1879

Chadderton, Lancashire, England

Jonathan

Garlick

Boarder

Single

22

1859

Chadderton, Lancashire, England

Jane

Garlick

Boarder

Single

20

1861

Chadderton, Lancashire, England

Sophia Ann

Garlick

Boarder

Single

12

1869

Chadderton, Lancashire, England

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