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Household of Richard Bocock (born 1854, Lancashire)

1881 England, Wales & Scotland Census in Bolton, 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.

Richard Bocock and 7 other people are on this record

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In the 1881 Census, the household of Richard Bocock, born in 1854 in Bolton, Lancashire, consisted of 8 members. Richard was the head of the household, married to May Ellen Bocock, born in 1857 in Bolton, Lancashire, England. They had 4 children; Mary Ellen (born 1874 in Bolton, Lancashire, England), Lily (born 1876 in Bolton, Lancashire, England), Maggie (born 1878 in Bolton, Lancashire, England) and Ada S (born 1881 in Bolton, Lancashire, England).
During the period, also present in the household were Richard's Mother In Law, Elizabeth (born 1821 in Hindley, Lancashire, England) and Richard's Boarder, Sarah (born 1853 in Bolton, Lancashire, England).


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Richard Bocock's household

Male

Richard

Bocock

Head
Female

May Ellen

Bocock

Wife
Female

Mary Ellen

Bocock

Daughter
Female

Lily

Bocock

Daughter
Female

Maggie

Bocock

Daughter
Female

Ada S

Bocock

Daughter
Female

Elizabeth

Walsh

Mother In Law
Female

Sarah

Heaton

Boarder
First name(s) Richard
Last name Bocock
Relationship Head
Marital status Married
Age 27
Birth year 1854
Birth place Bolton, Lancashire, England

Household members (8 people)

First name(s)

Last name

Relationship

Marital status

Age

Birth year

Birth place

Full record

Richard

Bocock

Head

Married

27

1854

Bolton, Lancashire, England

May Ellen

Bocock

Wife

Married

24

1857

Bolton, Lancashire, England

Mary Ellen

Bocock

Daughter

Single

7

1874

Bolton, Lancashire, England

Lily

Bocock

Daughter

Single

5

1876

Bolton, Lancashire, England

Maggie

Bocock

Daughter

Single

3

1878

Bolton, Lancashire, England

Ada S

Bocock

Daughter

Single

0

1881

Bolton, Lancashire, England

Elizabeth

Walsh

Mother In Law

Widow

60

1821

Hindley, Lancashire, England

Sarah

Heaton

Boarder

Widow

28

1853

Bolton, Lancashire, England

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