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Household of John W Cockroft (born 1839, Yorkshire)

1881 England, Wales & Scotland Census in Halifax, Yorkshire,Yorkshire (West Riding), 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 W Cockroft and 4 other people are on this record

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In the 1881 Census, the household of John W Cockroft, born in 1839 in Halifax, Yorkshire, consisted of 5 members. John W was the head of the household, married to Martha Cockroft, born in 1845 in Halifax, Yorkshire, England. They had 2 children; James E (born 1872 in Halifax, Yorkshire, England) and Flora Jane (born 1875 in Halifax, Yorkshire, England).
During the period, also present in the household was John W's Mother In Law, Mary Yeates, born in 1800 in Bacup, Lancashire, England.


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John W Cockroft's household

Male

John W

Cockroft

Head
Female

Martha

Cockroft

Wife
Male

James E

Cockroft

Son
Female

Flora Jane

Cockroft

Daughter
Female

Mary

Yeates

Mother In Law
First name(s) John W
Last name Cockroft
Relationship Head
Marital status Married
Age 42
Birth year 1839
Birth place Halifax, Yorkshire, England

Household members (5 people)

First name(s)

Last name

Relationship

Marital status

Age

Birth year

Birth place

Full record

John W

Cockroft

Head

Married

42

1839

Halifax, Yorkshire, England

Martha

Cockroft

Wife

Married

36

1845

Halifax, Yorkshire, England

James E

Cockroft

Son

Single

9

1872

Halifax, Yorkshire, England

Flora Jane

Cockroft

Daughter

Single

6

1875

Halifax, Yorkshire, England

Mary

Yeates

Mother In Law

Widow

81

1800

Bacup, Lancashire, England

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