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Household of William Cooper (born 1820, Lancashire)

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 Cooper and 5 other people are on this record

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In the 1881 Census, the household of William Cooper, born in 1820 in Oldham, Lancashire, consisted of 6 members. William was the head of the household, widower. He had 3 children; Mary (born 1855 in Macclesfield Forest, Cheshire, England), Herbert Waller (born 1863 in Macclesfield Forest, Cheshire, England) and Ada (born 1868 in Macclesfield Forest, Cheshire, England).
During the period, also present in the household were William's Servant, Walter (born 1867 in Macclesfield, Cheshire, England) and William's Visitor, Elizabeth Ann (born 1864 in Macclesfield Forest, Cheshire, England).


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William Cooper's household

Male

William

Cooper

Head
Female

Mary

Cooper

Daughter
Male

Herbert Waller

Cooper

Son
Female

Ada

Cooper

Daughter
Male

Walter

Bankcroft

Servant
Female

Elizabeth Ann

Waller

Visitor
First name(s) William
Last name Cooper
Relationship Head
Marital status Widower
Age 61
Birth year 1820
Birth place Oldham, Lancashire, England

Household members (6 people)

First name(s)

Last name

Relationship

Marital status

Age

Birth year

Birth place

Full record

William

Cooper

Head

Widower

61

1820

Oldham, Lancashire, England

Mary

Cooper

Daughter

Single

26

1855

Macclesfield Forest, Cheshire, England

Herbert Waller

Cooper

Son

Single

18

1863

Macclesfield Forest, Cheshire, England

Ada

Cooper

Daughter

Single

13

1868

Macclesfield Forest, Cheshire, England

Walter

Bankcroft

Servant

Single

14

1867

Macclesfield, Cheshire, England

Elizabeth Ann

Waller

Visitor

Single

17

1864

Macclesfield Forest, Cheshire, England

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