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Household of Marcus Copsey (born 1835, Surrey)

1881 England, Wales & Scotland Census in Lewisham, London,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.

Marcus Copsey and 8 other people are on this record

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In the 1881 Census, the household of Marcus Copsey, born in 1835 in Newington, Surrey, consisted of 9 members. Marcus was the head of the household, married to Elizabeth Copsey, born in 1837 in Lewisham, Kent, England. They had 5 children; Marcus (born 1859 in Deptford, Kent, England), Edgar (born 1869 in Lewisham, Kent, England), Harold (born 1871 in Lewisham, Kent, England), Minnie (born 1874 in Lewisham, Kent, England) and Ada (born 1875 in Lewisham, Kent, England).
During the period, also present in the household were Marcus's Lodger, Thomas (born 1860 in Chideock, Dorset, England) and Marcus's Lodger, Charles (born 1861 in Deptford, Kent, England).


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Marcus Copsey's household

Male

Marcus

Copsey

Head
Female

Elizabeth

Copsey

Wife
Male

Marcus

Copsey

Son
Male

Edgar

Copsey

Son
Male

Harold

Copsey

Son
Female

Minnie

Copsey

Daughter
Female

Ada

Copsey

Daughter
Male

Thomas

Farwell

Lodger
Male

Charles

Chappell

Lodger
First name(s) Marcus
Last name Copsey
Relationship Head
Marital status Married
Age 46
Birth year 1835
Birth place Newington, Surrey, England

Household members (9 people)

First name(s)

Last name

Relationship

Marital status

Age

Birth year

Birth place

Full record

Marcus

Copsey

Head

Married

46

1835

Newington, Surrey, England

Elizabeth

Copsey

Wife

Married

44

1837

Lewisham, Kent, England

Marcus

Copsey

Son

Single

22

1859

Deptford, Kent, England

Edgar

Copsey

Son

Single

12

1869

Lewisham, Kent, England

Harold

Copsey

Son

Single

10

1871

Lewisham, Kent, England

Minnie

Copsey

Daughter

Single

7

1874

Lewisham, Kent, England

Ada

Copsey

Daughter

Single

6

1875

Lewisham, Kent, England

Thomas

Farwell

Lodger

Single

21

1860

Chideock, Dorset, England

Charles

Chappell

Lodger

Single

20

1861

Deptford, Kent, England

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