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Household of William Cox (born 1834, Dorset)

1881 England, Wales & Scotland Census in Shaftesbury, Dorset, 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 Cox and 7 other people are on this record

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In the 1881 Census, the household of William Cox, born in 1834 in Gillingham, Dorset, consisted of 8 members. William was the head of the household, married to Ann Cox, born in 1838 in West Stour, Dorset, England. They had 6 children; Fred Henry (born 1863 in Gillingham, Dorset, England), Mary Jane (born 1865 in Gillingham, Dorset, England), Emily Elizth (born 1868 in Gillingham, Dorset, England), Herbert Wm (born 1873 in Gillingham, Dorset, England), Edwin Henry (born 1877 in Gillingham, Dorset, England) and Hannah Lydia (born 1880 in Gillingham, Dorset, England).


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William Cox's household

Male

William

Cox

Head
Female

Ann

Cox

Wife
Male

Fred Henry

Cox

Son
Female

Mary Jane

Cox

Daughter
Female

Emily Elizth

Cox

Daughter
Male

Herbert Wm

Cox

Son
Male

Edwin Henry

Cox

Son
Female

Hannah Lydia

Cox

Daughter
First name(s) William
Last name Cox
Relationship Head
Marital status Married
Age 47
Birth year 1834
Birth place Gillingham, Dorset, England

Household members (8 people)

First name(s)

Last name

Relationship

Marital status

Age

Birth year

Birth place

Full record

William

Cox

Head

Married

47

1834

Gillingham, Dorset, England

Ann

Cox

Wife

Married

43

1838

West Stour, Dorset, England

Fred Henry

Cox

Son

Single

18

1863

Gillingham, Dorset, England

Mary Jane

Cox

Daughter

Single

16

1865

Gillingham, Dorset, England

Emily Elizth

Cox

Daughter

Single

13

1868

Gillingham, Dorset, England

Herbert Wm

Cox

Son

Single

8

1873

Gillingham, Dorset, England

Edwin Henry

Cox

Son

Single

4

1877

Gillingham, Dorset, England

Hannah Lydia

Cox

Daughter

Single

1

1880

Gillingham, Dorset, England

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