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Household of Shadrack Cockwill (born 1833, Devon)

1881 England, Wales & Scotland Census in Okehampton, Devon, 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.

Shadrack Cockwill and 7 other people are on this record

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In the 1881 Census, the household of Shadrack Cockwill, born in 1833 in Iddesleigh, Devon, consisted of 8 members. Shadrack was the head of the household, married to Mary Cockwill, born in 1837 in Meeth, Devon, England. They had 4 children; William (born 1862 in Meeth, Devon, England), Elizabeth (born 1867 in Meeth, Devon, England), Annie (born 1869 in Meeth, Devon, England) and Henry (born 1875 in Meeth, Devon, England).
During the period, also present in the household were Shadrack's Servant, Richard (born 1832 in Tavistock, Devon, England) and Shadrack's Boarder, Emily (born 1856 in Plymouth, Devon, England).


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Shadrack Cockwill's household

Male

Shadrack

Cockwill

Head
Female

Mary

Cockwill

Wife
Male

William

Cockwill

Son
Female

Elizabeth

Cockwill

Daughter
Female

Annie

Cockwill

Daughter
Male

Henry

Cockwill

Son
Male

Richard

Westaway

Servant
Female

Emily

Hambly

Boarder
First name(s) Shadrack
Last name Cockwill
Relationship Head
Marital status Married
Age 48
Birth year 1833
Birth place Iddesleigh, Devon, England

Household members (8 people)

First name(s)

Last name

Relationship

Marital status

Age

Birth year

Birth place

Full record

Shadrack

Cockwill

Head

Married

48

1833

Iddesleigh, Devon, England

Mary

Cockwill

Wife

Married

44

1837

Meeth, Devon, England

William

Cockwill

Son

Single

19

1862

Meeth, Devon, England

Elizabeth

Cockwill

Daughter

Single

14

1867

Meeth, Devon, England

Annie

Cockwill

Daughter

Single

12

1869

Meeth, Devon, England

Henry

Cockwill

Son

Single

6

1875

Meeth, Devon, England

Richard

Westaway

Servant

Single

49

1832

Tavistock, Devon, England

Emily

Hambly

Boarder

Single

25

1856

Plymouth, Devon, England

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