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Household of William Cox (born 1837, Lanarkshire)

1881 England, Wales & Scotland Census in Holytown, Lanarkshire, Scotland

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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 11 other people are on this record

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In the 1881 Census, the household of William Cox, born in 1837 in Lanarkshire, consisted of 12 members. William was the head of the household, married to Margaret Cox, born in 1838 in Holytown, Lanarkshire, Scotland. They had 9 children; William (born 1856 in Morningside, Lanarkshire, Scotland), John (born 1859 in Lanarkshire, Scotland), Hugh (born 1861 in Chapelhall, Lanarkshire, Scotland), Helen (born 1863 in Holytown, Lanarkshire, Scotland), David (born 1865 in Larkhall, Lanarkshire, Scotland), James (born 1868 in Chapelhall, Lanarkshire, Scotland), Elizabeth (born 1871 in Chapelhall, Lanarkshire, Scotland), Alexander (born 1874 in Chapelhall, Lanarkshire, Scotland) and Gilbert (born 1876 in Chapelhall, Lanarkshire, Scotland).
During the period, also present in the household was William's -, Alexander Cox, born in 1879 in Chapelhall, Lanarkshire, Scotland.


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William Cox's household

Male

William

Cox

Head
Female

Margaret

Cox

Wife
Male

William

Cox

Son
Male

John

Cox

Son
Male

Hugh

Cox

Son
Female

Helen

Cox

Daughter
Male

David

Cox

Son
Male

James

Cox

Son
Female

Elizabeth

Cox

Daughter
Male

Alexander

Cox

Son
Male

Gilbert

Cox

Son
Male

Alexander

Cox

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First name(s) William
Last name Cox
Relationship Head
Marital status Married
Age 44
Birth year 1837
Birth place Lanarkshire, Scotland

Household members (12 people)

First name(s)

Last name

Relationship

Marital status

Age

Birth year

Birth place

Full record

William

Cox

Head

Married

44

1837

Lanarkshire, Scotland

Margaret

Cox

Wife

Married

43

1838

Holytown, Lanarkshire, Scotland

William

Cox

Son

Married

25

1856

Morningside, Lanarkshire, Scotland

John

Cox

Son

Unmarried

22

1859

Lanarkshire, Scotland

Hugh

Cox

Son

Unmarried

20

1861

Chapelhall, Lanarkshire, Scotland

Helen

Cox

Daughter

Unmarried

18

1863

Holytown, Lanarkshire, Scotland

David

Cox

Son

Unmarried

16

1865

Larkhall, Lanarkshire, Scotland

James

Cox

Son

-

13

1868

Chapelhall, Lanarkshire, Scotland

Elizabeth

Cox

Daughter

-

10

1871

Chapelhall, Lanarkshire, Scotland

Alexander

Cox

Son

-

7

1874

Chapelhall, Lanarkshire, Scotland

Gilbert

Cox

Son

-

5

1876

Chapelhall, Lanarkshire, Scotland

Alexander

Cox

-

-

2

1879

Chapelhall, Lanarkshire, Scotland

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