Skip to content
  • Start free trial
An original census record

Start a free trial to view

Get access to the original record, as well as a map showing the local area at the time

Household of William Cobbett Arkell (born 1836, Wiltshire)

1881 England, Wales & Scotland Census in Cirencester, Gloucestershire, England

More informationkeyboard_arrow_down

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 Arkell and 6 other people are on this record

More informationkeyboard_arrow_down

In the 1881 Census, the household of William Cobbett Arkell, born in 1836 in Stratton St Margaret, Wiltshire, consisted of 7 members. William Cobbett was the head of the household, married to Sarah Maynard Arkell, born in 1842 in Fairford, Gloucestershire, England. They had 3 children; Charles (born 1873 in Fairford, Gloucestershire, England), Caroline Mary (born 1874 in Fairford, Gloucestershire, England) and Henrietta Wakefield (born 1879 in Fairford, Gloucestershire, England).
During the period, also present in the household were William Cobbett's Servant, Sarah Jane (born 1863 in Fairford, Gloucestershire, England) and William Cobbett's Servant, Mary (born 1866 in Wiltshire, England).


Get access to the original record, as well as a map showing the local area at the time

William Cobbett Arkell's household

Male

William Cobbett

Arkell

Head
Female

Sarah Maynard

Arkell

Wife
Male

Charles

Arkell

Son
Female

Caroline Mary

Arkell

Daughter
Female

Henrietta Wakefield

Arkell

Daughter
Female

Sarah Jane

Stevens

Servant
Female

Mary

Bowles

Servant
First name(s) William Cobbett
Last name Arkell
Relationship Head
Marital status Married
Age 45
Birth year 1836
Birth place Stratton St Margaret, Wiltshire, England

Household members (7 people)

First name(s)

Last name

Relationship

Marital status

Age

Birth year

Birth place

Full record

William Cobbett

Arkell

Head

Married

45

1836

Stratton St Margaret, Wiltshire, England

Sarah Maynard

Arkell

Wife

Married

39

1842

Fairford, Gloucestershire, England

Charles

Arkell

Son

Single

8

1873

Fairford, Gloucestershire, England

Caroline Mary

Arkell

Daughter

Single

7

1874

Fairford, Gloucestershire, England

Henrietta Wakefield

Arkell

Daughter

Single

2

1879

Fairford, Gloucestershire, England

Sarah Jane

Stevens

Servant

Single

18

1863

Fairford, Gloucestershire, England

Mary

Bowles

Servant

Single

15

1866

Wiltshire, England

Explore Findmypast's newspaper collections

Explore the 1881 Census and millions of historical records for free with Findmypast. Find out more about the household of William Cobbett Arkell in Cirencester in 1881, and follow the Arkell family through time in other national records, newspapers and more.

We've found family trees for William Cobbett Arkell

We’ve found William Cobbett Arkell in 19 family trees. Find out more about William Cobbett Arkell's household and view the Arkell family in family trees created by Findmypast members.

Not who you're looking for?

Other households on nearby pages of the 1881 Census