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Household of Thomas Cobbs (born 1838, Cheshire)

1881 England, Wales & Scotland Census in Wigan, 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.

Thomas Cobbs and 7 other people are on this record

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In the 1881 Census, the household of Thomas Cobbs, born in 1838 in Helsby, Cheshire, consisted of 8 members. Thomas was the head of the household, married to Sarah Cobbs, born in 1842 in Helsby, Cheshire, England. They had 6 children; Thomas (born 1865 in Helsby, Cheshire, England), Auther (born 1869 in Helsby, Cheshire, England), Frank (born 1871 in Helsby, Cheshire, England), Fred (born 1874 in Helsby, Cheshire, England), Herbert (born 1876 in Wigan, Lancashire, England) and Ellen (born 1859 in Helsby, Cheshire, England).


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Thomas Cobbs's household

Male

Thomas

Cobbs

Head
Female

Sarah

Cobbs

Wife
Male

Thomas

Cobbs

Son
Male

Auther

Cobbs

Son
Male

Frank

Cobbs

Son
Male

Fred

Cobbs

Son
Male

Herbert

Cobbs

Son
Female

Ellen

Cobbs

Daughter
First name(s) Thomas
Last name Cobbs
Relationship Head
Marital status Married
Age 43
Birth year 1838
Birth place Helsby, Cheshire, England

Household members (8 people)

First name(s)

Last name

Relationship

Marital status

Age

Birth year

Birth place

Full record

Thomas

Cobbs

Head

Married

43

1838

Helsby, Cheshire, England

Sarah

Cobbs

Wife

Married

39

1842

Helsby, Cheshire, England

Thomas

Cobbs

Son

Single

16

1865

Helsby, Cheshire, England

Auther

Cobbs

Son

Single

12

1869

Helsby, Cheshire, England

Frank

Cobbs

Son

Single

10

1871

Helsby, Cheshire, England

Fred

Cobbs

Son

Single

7

1874

Helsby, Cheshire, England

Herbert

Cobbs

Son

Single

5

1876

Wigan, Lancashire, England

Ellen

Cobbs

Daughter

Single

22

1859

Helsby, Cheshire, England

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