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Household of William Cobb (born 1808, Surrey)

1881 England, Wales & Scotland Census in Greenwich, London,Kent, 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.

William Cobb and 5 other people are on this record

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In the 1881 Census, the household of William Cobb, born in 1808 in Wandsworth, Surrey, consisted of 6 members. William was the head of the household, married to Hannah E Cobb, born in 1809 in Greenwich, Kent, England. They had 2 grandchildren; John W (born 1851 in Greenwich, Kent, England) and Sarah (born 1855 in Greenwich, Kent, England).
During the period, also present in the household were William's Great Grand Son, William E (born 1880 in Greenwich, Kent, England) and William's Boarder, Catherine (born 1853 in Greenwich, Kent, England).


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William Cobb's household

Male

William

Cobb

Head
Female

Hannah E

Cobb

Wife
Male

John W

Downs

Grand Son
Female

Sarah

Downs

Grand Daughter
Male

William E

Downs

Great Grand Son
Female

Catherine

Weatherly

Boarder
First name(s) William
Last name Cobb
Relationship Head
Marital status Married
Age 73
Birth year 1808
Birth place Wandsworth, Surrey, England

Household members (6 people)

First name(s)

Last name

Relationship

Marital status

Age

Birth year

Birth place

Full record

William

Cobb

Head

Married

73

1808

Wandsworth, Surrey, England

Hannah E

Cobb

Wife

Married

72

1809

Greenwich, Kent, England

John W

Downs

Grand Son

Married

30

1851

Greenwich, Kent, England

Sarah

Downs

Grand Daughter

Married

26

1855

Greenwich, Kent, England

William E

Downs

Great Grand Son

Single

1

1880

Greenwich, Kent, England

Catherine

Weatherly

Boarder

Single

28

1853

Greenwich, Kent, England

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