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Household of William Cobb (born 1859, Suffolk)

1881 England, Wales & Scotland Census in Howden, Yorkshire,Yorkshire (East 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.

William Cobb and 4 other people are on this record

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In the 1881 Census, the household of William Cobb, born in 1859 in Dennington, Suffolk, consisted of 5 members. William was the head of the household, single.
During the period, also present in the household were William's Brother In Law, William (born 1856 in Goole, Yorkshire, England), William's Sister, Elizabeth (born 1860 in Dennington, Suffolk, England), William's Housekeeper, Sarah (born 1853 in Eye, Suffolk, England) and William's Housekeepers Daughter, Annie E (born 1878 in Staddlethorpe, Yorkshire, England).


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William Cobb's household

Male

William

Cobb

Head
Male

William

Hodgson

Brother In Law
Female

Elizabeth

Hodgson

Sister
Female

Sarah

Scales

Housekeeper
Female

Annie E

Scales

Housekeepers Daughter
First name(s) William
Last name Cobb
Relationship Head
Marital status Single
Age 22
Birth year 1859
Birth place Dennington, Suffolk, England

Household members (5 people)

First name(s)

Last name

Relationship

Marital status

Age

Birth year

Birth place

Full record

William

Cobb

Head

Single

22

1859

Dennington, Suffolk, England

William

Hodgson

Brother In Law

Married

25

1856

Goole, Yorkshire, England

Elizabeth

Hodgson

Sister

Married

21

1860

Dennington, Suffolk, England

Sarah

Scales

Housekeeper

Married

28

1853

Eye, Suffolk, England

Annie E

Scales

Housekeepers Daughter

Single

3

1878

Staddlethorpe, Yorkshire, England

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