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Household of John W Cocks (born 1854, Kent)

1881 England, Wales & Scotland Census in Thanet, Kent, 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 Cocks and 7 other people are on this record

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In the 1881 Census, the household of John W Cocks, born in 1854 in Minster in Thanet, Kent, consisted of 8 members. John W was the head of the household, married to Frances M Cocks, born in 1852 in Margate, Kent, England. They had 4 children; Frances M (born 1876 in Monkton, Kent, England), Rose (born 1878 in Acol, Kent, England), Ellen (born 1880 in Acol, Kent, England) and Mercy J (born 1881 in Acol, Kent, England).
During the period, also present in the household were John W's Boarder, John (born 1852 in Birchington, Kent, England) and John W's Boarder, George (born 1832 in St Nicholas At Wade, Kent, England).


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John W Cocks's household

Male

John W

Cocks

Head
Female

Frances M

Cocks

Wife
Female

Frances M

Cocks

Daughter
Female

Rose

Cocks

Daughter
Female

Ellen

Cocks

Daughter
Female

Mercy J

Cocks

Daughter
Male

John

Sayer

Boarder
Male

George

Jordan

Boarder
First name(s) John W
Last name Cocks
Relationship Head
Marital status Married
Age 27
Birth year 1854
Birth place Minster in Thanet, Kent, England

Household members (8 people)

First name(s)

Last name

Relationship

Marital status

Age

Birth year

Birth place

Full record

John W

Cocks

Head

Married

27

1854

Minster in Thanet, Kent, England

Frances M

Cocks

Wife

Married

29

1852

Margate, Kent, England

Frances M

Cocks

Daughter

Single

5

1876

Monkton, Kent, England

Rose

Cocks

Daughter

Single

3

1878

Acol, Kent, England

Ellen

Cocks

Daughter

Single

1

1880

Acol, Kent, England

Mercy J

Cocks

Daughter

Single

0

1881

Acol, Kent, England

John

Sayer

Boarder

Single

29

1852

Birchington, Kent, England

George

Jordan

Boarder

Single

49

1832

St Nicholas At Wade, Kent, England

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