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Household of William Cobbett (born 1847, Lancashire)

1881 England, Wales & Scotland Census in Altrincham, Cheshire, 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 Cobbett and 12 other people are on this record

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In the 1881 Census, the household of William Cobbett, born in 1847 in Salford, Lancashire, consisted of 13 members. William was the head of the household, married to Fanny C Cobbett, born in 1846 in United States. They had 6 children; Eleanor G (born 1870 in Alderley, Cheshire, England), Walter V (born 1871 in Alderley, Cheshire, England), Catherine F (born 1873 in Alderley, Cheshire, England), Annie W (born 1875 in Alderley, Cheshire, England), Edith (born 1878 in Wilmslow, Cheshire, England) and Richard (born 1880 in Wilmslow, Cheshire, England).
During the period, also present in the household were William's Servant, Sarah (born 1854 in Hatherton, Cheshire, England), William's Servant, Martha (born 1857 in Donnington Wood, Shropshire, England), William's Servant, Elizabeth (born 1862 in Willaston, Cheshire, England), William's Servant, Elizabeth (born 1865 in Leek, Staffordshire, England) and William's Servant, Margaret M (born 1866 in Alderley, Cheshire, England).


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William Cobbett's household

Male

William

Cobbett

Head
Female

Fanny C

Cobbett

Wife
Female

Eleanor G

Cobbett

Daughter
Male

Walter V

Cobbett

Son
Female

Catherine F

Cobbett

Daughter
Female

Annie W

Cobbett

Daughter
Female

Edith

Cobbett

Daughter
Male

Richard

Cobbett

Son
Female

Sarah

Bentley

Servant
Female

Martha

Hemmings

Servant
Female

Elizabeth

Bentley

Servant
Female

Elizabeth

Lamb

Servant
Female

Margaret M

Worthington

Servant
First name(s) William
Last name Cobbett
Relationship Head
Marital status Married
Age 34
Birth year 1847
Birth place Salford, Lancashire, England

Household members (13 people)

First name(s)

Last name

Relationship

Marital status

Age

Birth year

Birth place

Full record

William

Cobbett

Head

Married

34

1847

Salford, Lancashire, England

Fanny C

Cobbett

Wife

Married

35

1846

United States

Eleanor G

Cobbett

Daughter

Single

11

1870

Alderley, Cheshire, England

Walter V

Cobbett

Son

Single

10

1871

Alderley, Cheshire, England

Catherine F

Cobbett

Daughter

Single

8

1873

Alderley, Cheshire, England

Annie W

Cobbett

Daughter

Single

6

1875

Alderley, Cheshire, England

Edith

Cobbett

Daughter

Single

3

1878

Wilmslow, Cheshire, England

Richard

Cobbett

Son

Single

1

1880

Wilmslow, Cheshire, England

Sarah

Bentley

Servant

Single

27

1854

Hatherton, Cheshire, England

Martha

Hemmings

Servant

Single

24

1857

Donnington Wood, Shropshire, England

Elizabeth

Bentley

Servant

Single

19

1862

Willaston, Cheshire, England

Elizabeth

Lamb

Servant

Single

16

1865

Leek, Staffordshire, England

Margaret M

Worthington

Servant

Single

15

1866

Alderley, Cheshire, England

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