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Household of William Cooper (born 1851, Lancashire)

1881 England, Wales & Scotland Census in Preston, 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 Cooper and 6 other people are on this record

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In the 1881 Census, the household of William Cooper, born in 1851 in Preston, Lancashire, consisted of 7 members. William was the head of the household, married to Mary E Cooper, born in 1852 in Preston, Lancashire, England. They had 3 children; Wilfred F (born 1878 in Preston, Lancashire, England), Arthur E (born 1878 in Preston, Lancashire, England) and Ethel B (born 1880 in Preston, Lancashire, England).
During the period, also present in the household were William's Servant, Mary (born 1859 in Antrim, Ireland) and William's Servant, Ellen (born 1860 in Essex, England).


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William Cooper's household

Male

William

Cooper

Head
Female

Mary E

Cooper

Wife
Male

Wilfred F

Cooper

Son
Male

Arthur E

Cooper

Son
Female

Ethel B

Cooper

Daughter
Female

Mary

Makay

Servant
Female

Ellen

Radley

Servant
First name(s) William
Last name Cooper
Relationship Head
Marital status Married
Age 30
Birth year 1851
Birth place Preston, Lancashire, England

Household members (7 people)

First name(s)

Last name

Relationship

Marital status

Age

Birth year

Birth place

Full record

William

Cooper

Head

Married

30

1851

Preston, Lancashire, England

Mary E

Cooper

Wife

Married

29

1852

Preston, Lancashire, England

Wilfred F

Cooper

Son

Single

3

1878

Preston, Lancashire, England

Arthur E

Cooper

Son

Single

3

1878

Preston, Lancashire, England

Ethel B

Cooper

Daughter

Single

1

1880

Preston, Lancashire, England

Mary

Makay

Servant

Single

22

1859

Antrim, Ireland

Ellen

Radley

Servant

Single

21

1860

Essex, England

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