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Household of Joseph Cooper (born 1840, Staffordshire)

1881 England, Wales & Scotland Census in Middlesbrough, Yorkshire,Yorkshire (North 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.

Joseph Cooper and 8 other people are on this record

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In the 1881 Census, the household of Joseph Cooper, born in 1840 in Staffordshire, consisted of 9 members. Joseph was the head of the household, married to Myreah Cooper, born in 1842 in Staffordshire, England. They had 4 children; Eliza (born 1866 in Staffordshire, England), Myra (born 1867 in Staffordshire, England), Emley (born 1875 in Middlesbrough, Yorkshire, England) and Thomas (born 1878 in Middlesbrough, Yorkshire, England).
During the period, also present in the household were Joseph's Lodger, Samuel (born 1855 in Staffordshire, England), Joseph's Lodger, Adam (born 1854 in Scotland) and Joseph's Lodger, Samuel (born 1841 in Kingswinford, Worcestershire, England).


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Joseph Cooper's household

Male

Joseph

Cooper

Head
Female

Myreah

Cooper

Wife
Female

Eliza

Cooper

Daughter
Female

Myra

Cooper

Daughter
Female

Emley

Cooper

Daughter
Male

Thomas

Cooper

Son
Male

Samuel

Cooper

Lodger
Male

Adam

Watt

Lodger
Male

Samuel

Gilbert

Lodger
First name(s) Joseph
Last name Cooper
Relationship Head
Marital status Married
Age 41
Birth year 1840
Birth place Staffordshire, England

Household members (9 people)

First name(s)

Last name

Relationship

Marital status

Age

Birth year

Birth place

Full record

Joseph

Cooper

Head

Married

41

1840

Staffordshire, England

Myreah

Cooper

Wife

Married

39

1842

Staffordshire, England

Eliza

Cooper

Daughter

Single

15

1866

Staffordshire, England

Myra

Cooper

Daughter

Single

14

1867

Staffordshire, England

Emley

Cooper

Daughter

Single

6

1875

Middlesbrough, Yorkshire, England

Thomas

Cooper

Son

Single

3

1878

Middlesbrough, Yorkshire, England

Samuel

Cooper

Lodger

Single

26

1855

Staffordshire, England

Adam

Watt

Lodger

Single

27

1854

Scotland

Samuel

Gilbert

Lodger

Married

40

1841

Kingswinford, Worcestershire, England

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