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Household of Thomas Cope (born 1825, Staffordshire)

1881 England, Wales & Scotland Census in Cannock, Staffordshire, 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 Cope and 6 other people are on this record

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In the 1881 Census, the household of Thomas Cope, born in 1825 in Shareshill, Staffordshire, consisted of 7 members. Thomas was the head of the household, married to Eliza Cope, born in 1825 in Lichfield, Staffordshire, England. They had 4 children; Thomas (born 1855 in Wolverhampton, Staffordshire, England), Charles (born 1859 in Shareshill, Staffordshire, England), Frederic (born 1864 in Shareshill, Staffordshire, England) and Arthur (born 1868 in Essington, Staffordshire, England).
During the period, also present in the household was Thomas's Servant, Mary Hemingsley, born in 1860 in Essington, Staffordshire, England.


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Thomas Cope's household

Male

Thomas

Cope

Head
Female

Eliza

Cope

Wife
Male

Thomas

Cope

Son
Male

Charles

Cope

Son
Male

Frederic

Cope

Son
Male

Arthur

Cope

Son
Female

Mary

Hemingsley

Servant
First name(s) Thomas
Last name Cope
Relationship Head
Marital status Married
Age 56
Birth year 1825
Birth place Shareshill, Staffordshire, England

Household members (7 people)

First name(s)

Last name

Relationship

Marital status

Age

Birth year

Birth place

Full record

Thomas

Cope

Head

Married

56

1825

Shareshill, Staffordshire, England

Eliza

Cope

Wife

Married

56

1825

Lichfield, Staffordshire, England

Thomas

Cope

Son

Single

26

1855

Wolverhampton, Staffordshire, England

Charles

Cope

Son

Single

22

1859

Shareshill, Staffordshire, England

Frederic

Cope

Son

Single

17

1864

Shareshill, Staffordshire, England

Arthur

Cope

Son

Single

13

1868

Essington, Staffordshire, England

Mary

Hemingsley

Servant

Single

21

1860

Essington, Staffordshire, England

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