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Household of Moses Cockshort (born 1846, Lancashire)

1881 England, Wales & Scotland Census in Blackburn, Lancashire, 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.

Moses Cockshort and 3 other people are on this record

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In the 1881 Census, the household of Moses Cockshort, born in 1846 in Lower Darwen, Lancashire, consisted of 4 members. Moses was the head of the household, married to Selina Cockshort, born in 1849 in Blackburn, Lancashire, England. They had 1 child; Hester Hannah, born 1876 in Blackburn, Lancashire, England.
During the period, also present in the household was Moses's Relative, Hannah Harrison, born in 1833 in Preston, Lancashire, England.


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Moses Cockshort's household

Male

Moses

Cockshort

Head
Female

Selina

Cockshort

Wife
Female

Hester Hannah

Cockshort

Daughter
Female

Hannah

Harrison

Relative
First name(s) Moses
Last name Cockshort
Relationship Head
Marital status Married
Age 35
Birth year 1846
Birth place Lower Darwen, Lancashire, England

Household members (4 people)

First name(s)

Last name

Relationship

Marital status

Age

Birth year

Birth place

Full record

Moses

Cockshort

Head

Married

35

1846

Lower Darwen, Lancashire, England

Selina

Cockshort

Wife

Married

32

1849

Blackburn, Lancashire, England

Hester Hannah

Cockshort

Daughter

Single

5

1876

Blackburn, Lancashire, England

Hannah

Harrison

Relative

Married

48

1833

Preston, Lancashire, England

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