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Household of William Cope (born 1834, Staffordshire)

1881 England, Wales & Scotland Census in Durham, Durham, 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 Cope and 4 other people are on this record

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In the 1881 Census, the household of William Cope, born in 1834 in Bradnop, Staffordshire, consisted of 5 members. William was the head of the household, married to Elizabeth Cope, born in 1836 in Leek, Staffordshire, England. They had 2 children; Thomas Fern (born 1861 in Durham, Durham, England) and William Hy (born 1863 in Norham, Northumberland, England).
During the period, also present in the household was William's Boarder, John Hetherington, born in 1854 in Iveston, Durham, England.


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William Cope's household

Male

William

Cope

Head
Female

Elizabeth

Cope

Wife
Male

Thomas Fern

Cope

Son
Male

William Hy

Cope

Son
Male

John

Hetherington

Boarder
First name(s) William
Last name Cope
Relationship Head
Marital status Married
Age 47
Birth year 1834
Birth place Bradnop, Staffordshire, England

Household members (5 people)

First name(s)

Last name

Relationship

Marital status

Age

Birth year

Birth place

Full record

William

Cope

Head

Married

47

1834

Bradnop, Staffordshire, England

Elizabeth

Cope

Wife

Married

45

1836

Leek, Staffordshire, England

Thomas Fern

Cope

Son

Single

20

1861

Durham, Durham, England

William Hy

Cope

Son

Single

18

1863

Norham, Northumberland, England

John

Hetherington

Boarder

Single

27

1854

Iveston, Durham, England

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