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Household of Robert Cocker (born 1835, Lancashire)

1881 England, Wales & Scotland Census in Burnley, 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.

Robert Cocker and 7 other people are on this record

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In the 1881 Census, the household of Robert Cocker, born in 1835 in Bretherton, Lancashire, consisted of 8 members. Robert was the head of the household, married to Sarah Ellen Cocker, born in 1838 in Cornwall, England. They had 4 children; Thomas (born 1861 in Cornwall, England), William (born 1863 in Cornwall, England), Margaret (born 1866 in Cornwall, England) and Catherine (born 1879 in Burnley, Lancashire, England).
During the period, also present in the household were Robert's Stepson, Thomas (born 1866 in Merthyr, Glamorganshire, Wales) and Robert's Stepdaughter, Alannah (born 1869 in Liskeard, Cornwall, England).


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Robert Cocker's household

Male

Robert

Cocker

Head
Female

Sarah Ellen

Cocker

Wife
Male

Thomas

Cocker

Son
Male

William

Cocker

Son
Female

Margaret

Cocker

Daughter
Male

Thomas

Taylor (Cocker)

Stepson
Female

Alannah

Taylor (Cocker)

Stepdaughter
Female

Catherine

Cocker

Daughter
First name(s) Robert
Last name Cocker
Relationship Head
Marital status Married
Age 46
Birth year 1835
Birth place Bretherton, Lancashire, England

Household members (8 people)

First name(s)

Last name

Relationship

Marital status

Age

Birth year

Birth place

Full record

Robert

Cocker

Head

Married

46

1835

Bretherton, Lancashire, England

Sarah Ellen

Cocker

Wife

Married

43

1838

Cornwall, England

Thomas

Cocker

Son

Single

20

1861

Cornwall, England

William

Cocker

Son

Single

18

1863

Cornwall, England

Margaret

Cocker

Daughter

Single

15

1866

Cornwall, England

Thomas

Taylor (Cocker)

Stepson

Single

15

1866

Merthyr, Glamorganshire, Wales

Alannah

Taylor (Cocker)

Stepdaughter

Single

12

1869

Liskeard, Cornwall, England

Catherine

Cocker

Daughter

Single

2

1879

Burnley, Lancashire, England

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