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Household of Thomas Cox (born 1829, Yorkshire)

1881 England, Wales & Scotland Census in Pontefract, 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.

Thomas Cox and 6 other people are on this record

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In the 1881 Census, the household of Thomas Cox, born in 1829 in Barnsley, Yorkshire, consisted of 7 members. Thomas was the head of the household, married to Sarah Cox, born in 1829 in Barnsley, Yorkshire, England. They had 4 children; George (born 1854 in Barnsley, Yorkshire, England), Sarah (born 1865 in Guisborough, Yorkshire, England), Charles (born 1867 in Hoyland Common, Yorkshire, England) and Priscilla (born 1874 in Glass Houghton, Yorkshire, England).
During the period, also present in the household was Thomas's Boarder, Benjamin Horn, born in 1859 in Staffordshire, England.


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Thomas Cox's household

Male

Thomas

Cox

Head
Female

Sarah

Cox

Wife
Male

George

Cox

Son
Female

Sarah

Cox

Daughter
Male

Charles

Cox

Son
Female

Priscilla

Cox

Daughter
Male

Benjamin

Horn

Boarder
First name(s) Thomas
Last name Cox
Relationship Head
Marital status Married
Age 52
Birth year 1829
Birth place Barnsley, Yorkshire, England

Household members (7 people)

First name(s)

Last name

Relationship

Marital status

Age

Birth year

Birth place

Full record

Thomas

Cox

Head

Married

52

1829

Barnsley, Yorkshire, England

Sarah

Cox

Wife

Married

52

1829

Barnsley, Yorkshire, England

George

Cox

Son

Married

27

1854

Barnsley, Yorkshire, England

Sarah

Cox

Daughter

Single

16

1865

Guisborough, Yorkshire, England

Charles

Cox

Son

Single

14

1867

Hoyland Common, Yorkshire, England

Priscilla

Cox

Daughter

Single

7

1874

Glass Houghton, Yorkshire, England

Benjamin

Horn

Boarder

Single

22

1859

Staffordshire, England

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