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Household of William Cobley (born 1844, Devon)

1881 England, Wales & Scotland Census in Plympton St Mary, Devon, 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 Cobley and 8 other people are on this record

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In the 1881 Census, the household of William Cobley, born in 1844 in Newton Ferrers, Devon, consisted of 9 members. William was the head of the household, married to Deborah Cobley, born in 1843 in Wembury, Devon, England. They had 6 children; William (born 1868 in Wembury, Devon, England), Sarah Jane (born 1870 in Wembury, Devon, England), George (born 1872 in Wembury, Devon, England), Mary (born 1875 in Wembury, Devon, England), Albert (born 1876 in Wembury, Devon, England) and Ernest (born 1879 in Wembury, Devon, England).
During the period, also present in the household was William's Mother In Law, Sarah Watkins, born in 1801 in Devon, England.


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William Cobley's household

Male

William

Cobley

Head
Female

Deborah

Cobley

Wife
Male

William

Cobley

Son
Female

Sarah Jane

Cobley

Daughter
Male

George

Cobley

Son
Female

Mary

Cobley

Daughter
Male

Albert

Cobley

Son
Male

Ernest

Cobley

Son
Female

Sarah

Watkins

Mother In Law
First name(s) William
Last name Cobley
Relationship Head
Marital status Married
Age 37
Birth year 1844
Birth place Newton Ferrers, Devon, England

Household members (9 people)

First name(s)

Last name

Relationship

Marital status

Age

Birth year

Birth place

Full record

William

Cobley

Head

Married

37

1844

Newton Ferrers, Devon, England

Deborah

Cobley

Wife

Married

38

1843

Wembury, Devon, England

William

Cobley

Son

Single

13

1868

Wembury, Devon, England

Sarah Jane

Cobley

Daughter

Single

11

1870

Wembury, Devon, England

George

Cobley

Son

Single

9

1872

Wembury, Devon, England

Mary

Cobley

Daughter

Single

6

1875

Wembury, Devon, England

Albert

Cobley

Son

Single

5

1876

Wembury, Devon, England

Ernest

Cobley

Son

Single

2

1879

Wembury, Devon, England

Sarah

Watkins

Mother In Law

Widow

80

1801

Devon, England

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