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Household of William Cobham (born 1854, Cheshire)

1881 England, Wales & Scotland Census in Macclesfield, 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 Cobham and 3 other people are on this record

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In the 1881 Census, the household of William Cobham, born in 1854 in Wildboarclough, Cheshire, consisted of 4 members. William was the head of the household, married to Alice Jane Cobham, born in 1859 in Wildboarclough, Cheshire, England. They had 1 child; Nellie Elizabeth, born 1881 in Wildboarclough, Cheshire, England.
During the period, also present in the household was William's Servant, Mary Gaskell, born in 1868 in Rainow, Cheshire, England.


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William Cobham's household

Male

William

Cobham

Head
Female

Alice Jane

Cobham

Wife
Female

Nellie Elizabeth

Cobham

Daughter
Female

Mary

Gaskell

Servant
First name(s) William
Last name Cobham
Relationship Head
Marital status Married
Age 27
Birth year 1854
Birth place Wildboarclough, Cheshire, England

Household members (4 people)

First name(s)

Last name

Relationship

Marital status

Age

Birth year

Birth place

Full record

William

Cobham

Head

Married

27

1854

Wildboarclough, Cheshire, England

Alice Jane

Cobham

Wife

Married

22

1859

Wildboarclough, Cheshire, England

Nellie Elizabeth

Cobham

Daughter

Single

0

1881

Wildboarclough, Cheshire, England

Mary

Gaskell

Servant

Single

13

1868

Rainow, Cheshire, England

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