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Household of William Cox (born 1838, Staffordshire)

1881 England, Wales & Scotland Census in Thornbury, Gloucestershire, 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 5 other people are on this record

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In the 1881 Census, the household of William Cox, born in 1838 in Dudley, Staffordshire, consisted of 6 members. William was the head of the household, married to Elizabeth Cox, born in 1839 in Derbyshire, England. They had 3 children; William (born 1864 in Derbyshire, England), Sarah (born 1874 in Lincolnshire, England) and Robert (born 1876 in Gretton, Northamptonshire, England).
During the period, also present in the household was William's Boarder, Richard Board, born in 1859 in Shepton Mallet, Somerset, England.


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William Cox's household

Male

William

Cox

Head
Female

Elizabeth

Cox

Wife
Male

William

Cox

Son
Female

Sarah

Cox

Daughter
Male

Robert

Cox

Son
Male

Richard

Board

Boarder
First name(s) William
Last name Cox
Relationship Head
Marital status Married
Age 43
Birth year 1838
Birth place Dudley, Staffordshire, England

Household members (6 people)

First name(s)

Last name

Relationship

Marital status

Age

Birth year

Birth place

Full record

William

Cox

Head

Married

43

1838

Dudley, Staffordshire, England

Elizabeth

Cox

Wife

Married

42

1839

Derbyshire, England

William

Cox

Son

Single

17

1864

Derbyshire, England

Sarah

Cox

Daughter

Single

7

1874

Lincolnshire, England

Robert

Cox

Son

Single

5

1876

Gretton, Northamptonshire, England

Richard

Board

Boarder

Single

22

1859

Shepton Mallet, Somerset, England

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