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Household of William Cobby (born 1847, Yorkshire)

1881 England, Wales & Scotland Census in Skirlaugh, 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 Cobby and 9 other people are on this record

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In the 1881 Census, the household of William Cobby, born in 1847 in Sheffield, Yorkshire, consisted of 10 members. William was the head of the household, married to Mary Lucy Cobby, born in 1842 in Sheffield, Yorkshire, England. They had 4 children; Mary May (born 1877 in Swine, Yorkshire, England), William (born 1878 in Swine, Yorkshire, England), Gertrude Eliza (born 1879 in Swine, Yorkshire, England) and Charley Kemp (born 1881 in Swine, Yorkshire, England).
During the period, also present in the household were William's Sister In Law, Clara (born 1846 in Sheffield, Yorkshire, England), William's Servant, Harriet (born 1860 in Saxby, Lincolnshire, England), William's Servant, Louisa E (born 1864 in Linwood, Lincolnshire, England) and William's Servant, Sarah Ann (born 1867 in Yorkshire, England).


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William Cobby's household

Male

William

Cobby

Head
Female

Mary Lucy

Cobby

Wife
Female

Mary May

Cobby

Daughter
Male

William

Cobby

Son
Female

Gertrude Eliza

Cobby

Daughter
Male

Charley Kemp

Cobby

Son
Female

Clara

Goodwin

Sister In Law
Female

Harriet

Coulson

Servant
Female

Louisa E

Giddy

Servant
Female

Sarah Ann

Pearson

Servant
First name(s) William
Last name Cobby
Relationship Head
Marital status Married
Age 34
Birth year 1847
Birth place Sheffield, Yorkshire, England

Household members (10 people)

First name(s)

Last name

Relationship

Marital status

Age

Birth year

Birth place

Full record

William

Cobby

Head

Married

34

1847

Sheffield, Yorkshire, England

Mary Lucy

Cobby

Wife

Married

39

1842

Sheffield, Yorkshire, England

Mary May

Cobby

Daughter

Single

4

1877

Swine, Yorkshire, England

William

Cobby

Son

Single

3

1878

Swine, Yorkshire, England

Gertrude Eliza

Cobby

Daughter

Single

2

1879

Swine, Yorkshire, England

Charley Kemp

Cobby

Son

Single

0

1881

Swine, Yorkshire, England

Clara

Goodwin

Sister In Law

Single

35

1846

Sheffield, Yorkshire, England

Harriet

Coulson

Servant

Single

21

1860

Saxby, Lincolnshire, England

Louisa E

Giddy

Servant

Single

17

1864

Linwood, Lincolnshire, England

Sarah Ann

Pearson

Servant

Single

14

1867

Yorkshire, England

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