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Household of Richard Cox (born 1840, Staffordshire)

1881 England, Wales & Scotland Census in Chester Le Street, Durham, 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 7 other people are on this record

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In the 1881 Census, the household of Richard Cox, born in 1840 in Bilston, Staffordshire, consisted of 8 members. Richard was the head of the household, married to Frances Cox, born in 1848 in Bilston, Staffordshire, England. They had 5 children; George (born 1868 in Bilston, Staffordshire, England), Hannah (born 1874 in Leadgate, Durham, England), Thomas (born 1876 in Brandon, Durham, England), Mary (born 1878 in Burnhope, Durham, England) and Martha (born 1881 in Edmondsley, Durham, England).
During the period, also present in the household was Richard's Brother In Law, Henry Harding, born in 1860 in Bilston, Staffordshire, England.


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Richard Cox's household

Male

Richard

Cox

Head
Female

Frances

Cox

Wife
Male

George

Cox

Son
Female

Hannah

Cox

Daughter
Male

Thomas

Cox

Son
Female

Mary

Cox

Daughter
Female

Martha

Cox

Daughter
Male

Henry

Harding

Brother In Law
First name(s) Richard
Last name Cox
Relationship Head
Marital status Married
Age 41
Birth year 1840
Birth place Bilston, Staffordshire, England

Household members (8 people)

First name(s)

Last name

Relationship

Marital status

Age

Birth year

Birth place

Full record

Richard

Cox

Head

Married

41

1840

Bilston, Staffordshire, England

Frances

Cox

Wife

Married

33

1848

Bilston, Staffordshire, England

George

Cox

Son

Single

13

1868

Bilston, Staffordshire, England

Hannah

Cox

Daughter

Single

7

1874

Leadgate, Durham, England

Thomas

Cox

Son

Single

5

1876

Brandon, Durham, England

Mary

Cox

Daughter

Single

3

1878

Burnhope, Durham, England

Martha

Cox

Daughter

Single

0

1881

Edmondsley, Durham, England

Henry

Harding

Brother In Law

Single

21

1860

Bilston, Staffordshire, England

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