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Household of Richard Cox (born 1816, Lancashire)

1881 England, Wales & Scotland Census in Preston, 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 Cox and 12 other people are on this record

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In the 1881 Census, the household of Richard Cox, born in 1816 in Rufford, Lancashire, consisted of 13 members. Richard was the head of the household, widower. He had 2 children; Elizabeth (born 1854 in Longton, Lancashire, England) and James (born 1841 in Longton, Lancashire, England). He had 5 grandchildren; Richard (born 1876 in Longton, Lancashire, England), William (born 1868 in Longton, Lancashire, England), Richard (born 1870 in Longton, Lancashire, England), Hannah (born 1873 in Longton, Lancashire, England) and James (born 1877 in Longton, Lancashire, England).
During the period, also present in the household were Richard's Daughter In Law, Margaret (born 1836 in Hoole, Lancashire, England), Richard's Stepdaughter, Margaret (born 1869 in Longton, Lancashire, England), Richard's Servant, Richard (born 1861 in Longton, Lancashire, England) and Richard's Servant, James (born 1828 in Longton, Lancashire, England).


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Richard Cox's household

Male

Richard

Cox

Head
Female

Catherine

Cox

Wife
Female

Elizabeth

Cox

Daughter
Male

James

Cox

Son
Female

Margaret

Cox

Daughter In Law
Female

Margaret

Wilson

Stepdaughter
Male

Richard

Cox

Grand Son
Male

William

Cox

Grand Son
Male

Richard

Cox

Grand Son
Female

Hannah

Cox

Grand Daughter
Male

James

Cox

Grand Son
Male

Richard

Carr

Servant
Male

James

Carr

Servant
First name(s) Richard
Last name Cox
Relationship Head
Marital status Widower
Age 65
Birth year 1816
Birth place Rufford, Lancashire, England

Household members (13 people)

First name(s)

Last name

Relationship

Marital status

Age

Birth year

Birth place

Full record

Richard

Cox

Head

Widower

65

1816

Rufford, Lancashire, England

Catherine

Cox

Wife

Married

44

1837

Longton, Lancashire, England

Elizabeth

Cox

Daughter

Single

27

1854

Longton, Lancashire, England

James

Cox

Son

Married

40

1841

Longton, Lancashire, England

Margaret

Cox

Daughter In Law

Married

45

1836

Hoole, Lancashire, England

Margaret

Wilson

Stepdaughter

Single

12

1869

Longton, Lancashire, England

Richard

Cox

Grand Son

Single

5

1876

Longton, Lancashire, England

William

Cox

Grand Son

Single

13

1868

Longton, Lancashire, England

Richard

Cox

Grand Son

Single

11

1870

Longton, Lancashire, England

Hannah

Cox

Grand Daughter

Single

8

1873

Longton, Lancashire, England

James

Cox

Grand Son

Single

4

1877

Longton, Lancashire, England

Richard

Carr

Servant

Single

20

1861

Longton, Lancashire, England

James

Carr

Servant

-

53

1828

Longton, Lancashire, England

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