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Household of William Cocker (born 1828, Lancashire)

1881 England, Wales & Scotland Census in Leigh, Lancashire, 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 Cocker and 8 other people are on this record

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In the 1881 Census, the household of William Cocker, born in 1828 in Lancashire, consisted of 9 members. William was the head of the household, married to Jane Cocker, born in 1825 in Leigh, Lancashire, England. They had 4 children; James H (born 1857 in Atherton, Lancashire, England), Elizabeth (born 1870 in Ashton, Lancashire, England), Sarah (born 1872 in Leigh, Lancashire, England) and William (born 1855 in Leigh, Lancashire, England). They had 2 grandchildren; William (born 1877 in Leigh, Lancashire, England) and Mary J (born 1879 in Leigh, Lancashire, England).
During the period, also present in the household was William's Servant, Nancy Smith, born in 1842 in Platt Bridge, Lancashire, England.


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William Cocker's household

Male

William

Cocker

Head
Female

Jane

Cocker

Wife
Male

James H

Cocker

Son
Female

Elizabeth

Cocker

Daughter
Female

Sarah

Cocker

Daughter
Male

William

Cocker

Son
Male

William

Cocker

Grand Son
Female

Mary J

Cocker

Grand Daughter
Female

Nancy

Smith

Servant
First name(s) William
Last name Cocker
Relationship Head
Marital status Married
Age 53
Birth year 1828
Birth place Lancashire, England

Household members (9 people)

First name(s)

Last name

Relationship

Marital status

Age

Birth year

Birth place

Full record

William

Cocker

Head

Married

53

1828

Lancashire, England

Jane

Cocker

Wife

Married

56

1825

Leigh, Lancashire, England

James H

Cocker

Son

Single

24

1857

Atherton, Lancashire, England

Elizabeth

Cocker

Daughter

Single

11

1870

Ashton, Lancashire, England

Sarah

Cocker

Daughter

Single

9

1872

Leigh, Lancashire, England

William

Cocker

Son

Married

26

1855

Leigh, Lancashire, England

William

Cocker

Grand Son

Single

4

1877

Leigh, Lancashire, England

Mary J

Cocker

Grand Daughter

Single

2

1879

Leigh, Lancashire, England

Nancy

Smith

Servant

Married

39

1842

Platt Bridge, Lancashire, England

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