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Household of William Cockroft (born 1853, Yorkshire)

1881 England, Wales & Scotland Census in Halifax, Yorkshire,Yorkshire (West 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 Cockroft and 5 other people are on this record

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In the 1881 Census, the household of William Cockroft, born in 1853 in Northowram, Yorkshire, consisted of 6 members. William was the head of the household, single.
During the period, also present in the household were William's Sister, Mary J (born 1847 in Northowram, Yorkshire, England), William's Sister, Elizabeth H (born 1849 in Northowram, Yorkshire, England), William's Brother, Samuel (born 1855 in Northowram, Yorkshire, England), William's Cousin, Henry J (born 1858 in Halifax, Yorkshire, England) and William's Niece, Edith (born 1878 in Halifax, Yorkshire, England).


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William Cockroft's household

Male

William

Cockroft

Head
Female

Mary J

Cockroft

Sister
Female

Elizabeth H

Cockroft

Sister
Male

Samuel

Cockroft

Brother
Male

Henry J

Teal

Cousin
Female

Edith

Cockroft

Niece
First name(s) William
Last name Cockroft
Relationship Head
Marital status Single
Age 28
Birth year 1853
Birth place Northowram, Yorkshire, England

Household members (6 people)

First name(s)

Last name

Relationship

Marital status

Age

Birth year

Birth place

Full record

William

Cockroft

Head

Single

28

1853

Northowram, Yorkshire, England

Mary J

Cockroft

Sister

Single

34

1847

Northowram, Yorkshire, England

Elizabeth H

Cockroft

Sister

Single

32

1849

Northowram, Yorkshire, England

Samuel

Cockroft

Brother

Single

26

1855

Northowram, Yorkshire, England

Henry J

Teal

Cousin

Single

23

1858

Halifax, Yorkshire, England

Edith

Cockroft

Niece

Single

3

1878

Halifax, Yorkshire, England

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