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Household of John Rockey (born 1849, Devon)

1881 England, Wales & Scotland Census in Cardiff, Glamorganshire, Wales

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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 Rockey and 6 other people are on this record

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In the 1881 Census, the household of John Rockey, born in 1849 in Longton, Devon, consisted of 7 members. John was the head of the household, married to Elizabeth A Rockey, born in 1850 in Port Talbot, Glamorganshire, Wales. They had 4 children; Thomas W (born 1873 in Devon, England), Mary E (born 1876 in Devon, England), Herman J (born 1878 in Cardiff, Glamorganshire, Wales) and Gertrude L (born 1880 in Cardiff, Glamorganshire, Wales).
During the period, also present in the household was John's Boarder, Courtenay Sanders, born in 1860 in Devon, England.


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John Rockey's household

Male

John

Rockey

Head
Female

Elizabeth A

Rockey

Wife
Male

Thomas W

Rockey

Son
Female

Mary E

Rockey

Daughter
Male

Herman J

Rockey

Son
Female

Gertrude L

Rockey

Daughter
Male

Courtenay

Sanders

Boarder
First name(s) John
Last name Rockey
Relationship Head
Marital status Married
Age 32
Birth year 1849
Birth place Longton, Devon, England

Household members (7 people)

First name(s)

Last name

Relationship

Marital status

Age

Birth year

Birth place

Full record

John

Rockey

Head

Married

32

1849

Longton, Devon, England

Elizabeth A

Rockey

Wife

Married

31

1850

Port Talbot, Glamorganshire, Wales

Thomas W

Rockey

Son

Single

8

1873

Devon, England

Mary E

Rockey

Daughter

Single

5

1876

Devon, England

Herman J

Rockey

Son

Single

3

1878

Cardiff, Glamorganshire, Wales

Gertrude L

Rockey

Daughter

Single

1

1880

Cardiff, Glamorganshire, Wales

Courtenay

Sanders

Boarder

Single

21

1860

Devon, England

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