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Household of Thomas Cocker (born 1841, Lancashire)

1881 England, Wales & Scotland Census in Preston, 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 Cocker and 6 other people are on this record

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In the 1881 Census, the household of Thomas Cocker, born in 1841 in Chorley, Lancashire, consisted of 7 members. Thomas was the head of the household, married to Margaret Cocker, born in 1844 in Chorley, Lancashire, England. They had 5 children; Sarah (born 1869 in Preston, Lancashire, England), William (born 1872 in Preston, Lancashire, England), Lawrence (born 1874 in Preston, Lancashire, England), Thomas (born 1877 in Preston, Lancashire, England) and James (born 1880 in Preston, Lancashire, England).


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Thomas Cocker's household

Male

Thomas

Cocker

Head
Female

Margaret

Cocker

Wife
Female

Sarah

Cocker

Daughter
Male

William

Cocker

Son
Male

Lawrence

Cocker

Son
Male

Thomas

Cocker

Son
Male

James

Cocker

Son
First name(s) Thomas
Last name Cocker
Relationship Head
Marital status Married
Age 40
Birth year 1841
Birth place Chorley, Lancashire, England

Household members (7 people)

First name(s)

Last name

Relationship

Marital status

Age

Birth year

Birth place

Full record

Thomas

Cocker

Head

Married

40

1841

Chorley, Lancashire, England

Margaret

Cocker

Wife

Married

37

1844

Chorley, Lancashire, England

Sarah

Cocker

Daughter

Single

12

1869

Preston, Lancashire, England

William

Cocker

Son

Single

9

1872

Preston, Lancashire, England

Lawrence

Cocker

Son

Single

7

1874

Preston, Lancashire, England

Thomas

Cocker

Son

Single

4

1877

Preston, Lancashire, England

James

Cocker

Son

Single

1

1880

Preston, Lancashire, England

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