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Household of John Walter Cocks (born 1843, Devon)

1881 England, Wales & Scotland Census in Newton Abbot, Devon, 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 Walter Cocks and 7 other people are on this record

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In the 1881 Census, the household of John Walter Cocks, born in 1843 in Farrington, Devon, consisted of 8 members. John Walter was the head of the household, married to Mary Smith Stabb Cocks, born in 1851 in Torquay, Devon, England. They had 2 children; Elsie Frances (born 1875 in Torquay, Devon, England) and Walter Rackwood (born 1876 in Torquay, Devon, England).
During the period, also present in the household were John Walter's Mother In Law, Susan (born 1818 in Portland, Dorset, England), John Walter's -, John (born 1855 in Llandovery, Carmarthenshire, Wales), John Walter's -, Mary (born 1865 in Portland, Dorset, England) and John Walter's -, Mary (born 1861 in Cornwall, England).


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John Walter Cocks's household

Male

John Walter

Cocks

Head
Female

Mary Smith Stabb

Cocks

Wife
Female

Elsie Frances

Cocks

Daughter
Male

Walter Rackwood

Cocks

Son
Female

Susan

Godfrey

Mother In Law
Male

John

Price

-
Female

Mary

Attwood

-
Female

Mary

Whitford

-
First name(s) John Walter
Last name Cocks
Relationship Head
Marital status Married
Age 38
Birth year 1843
Birth place Farrington, Devon, England

Household members (8 people)

First name(s)

Last name

Relationship

Marital status

Age

Birth year

Birth place

Full record

John Walter

Cocks

Head

Married

38

1843

Farrington, Devon, England

Mary Smith Stabb

Cocks

Wife

Married

30

1851

Torquay, Devon, England

Elsie Frances

Cocks

Daughter

Single

6

1875

Torquay, Devon, England

Walter Rackwood

Cocks

Son

Single

5

1876

Torquay, Devon, England

Susan

Godfrey

Mother In Law

Widow

63

1818

Portland, Dorset, England

John

Price

-

Single

26

1855

Llandovery, Carmarthenshire, Wales

Mary

Attwood

-

Single

16

1865

Portland, Dorset, England

Mary

Whitford

-

Single

20

1861

Cornwall, England

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