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Household of Samuel Cocking (born 1855, Staffordshire)

1881 England, Wales & Scotland Census in Sheffield, Yorkshire,Yorkshire (West Riding), 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.

Samuel Cocking and 6 other people are on this record

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In the 1881 Census, the household of Samuel Cocking, born in 1855 in West Bromwich, Staffordshire, consisted of 7 members. Samuel was the head of the household, married to Matilda Cocking, born in 1852 in Cardiff, Glamorganshire, Wales. They had 3 children; Samuel (born 1876 in Newtown, Staffordshire, England), William (born 1878 in Newtown, Staffordshire, England) and John Hy (born 1881 in Attercliffe, Yorkshire, England).
During the period, also present in the household were Samuel's Father In Law, John (born 1812 in Wales) and Samuel's Mother In Law, Martha (born 1822 in Wales).


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Samuel Cocking's household

Male

Samuel

Cocking

Head
Female

Matilda

Cocking

Wife
Male

Samuel

Cocking

Son
Male

William

Cocking

Son
Male

John Hy

Cocking

Son
Male

John

Philipps

Father In Law
Female

Martha

Philipps

Mother In Law
First name(s) Samuel
Last name Cocking
Relationship Head
Marital status Married
Age 26
Birth year 1855
Birth place West Bromwich, Staffordshire, England

Household members (7 people)

First name(s)

Last name

Relationship

Marital status

Age

Birth year

Birth place

Full record

Samuel

Cocking

Head

Married

26

1855

West Bromwich, Staffordshire, England

Matilda

Cocking

Wife

Married

29

1852

Cardiff, Glamorganshire, Wales

Samuel

Cocking

Son

Single

5

1876

Newtown, Staffordshire, England

William

Cocking

Son

Single

3

1878

Newtown, Staffordshire, England

John Hy

Cocking

Son

Single

0

1881

Attercliffe, Yorkshire, England

John

Philipps

Father In Law

Married

69

1812

Wales

Martha

Philipps

Mother In Law

Married

59

1822

Wales

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