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Household of William Gibbs Cox (born 1850, Cambridgeshire)

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

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In the 1881 Census, the household of William Gibbs Cox, born in 1850 in March, Cambridgeshire, consisted of 8 members. William Gibbs was the head of the household, married to Sarah Cox, born in 1848 in Dover, Kent, England. They had 4 children; William Geo (born 1874 in Durham, England), Sarah Jane (born 1876 in Durham, England), Elizabeth R (born 1878 in Sunderland, Durham, England) and Lewis (born 1880 in North Shields, Durham, England).
During the period, also present in the household were William Gibbs's Lodger, George (born 1863 in South Shields, Durham, England) and William Gibbs's Lodger, John (born 1860 in South Shields, Durham, England).


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William Gibbs Cox's household

Male

William Gibbs

Cox

Head
Female

Sarah

Cox

Wife
Male

William Geo

Cox

Son
Female

Sarah Jane

Cox

Daughter
Female

Elizabeth R

Cox

Daughter
Male

Lewis

Cox

Son
Male

George

Arnold

Lodger
Male

John

Lincoln

Lodger
First name(s) William Gibbs
Last name Cox
Relationship Head
Marital status Married
Age 31
Birth year 1850
Birth place March, Cambridgeshire, England

Household members (8 people)

First name(s)

Last name

Relationship

Marital status

Age

Birth year

Birth place

Full record

William Gibbs

Cox

Head

Married

31

1850

March, Cambridgeshire, England

Sarah

Cox

Wife

Married

33

1848

Dover, Kent, England

William Geo

Cox

Son

Single

7

1874

Durham, England

Sarah Jane

Cox

Daughter

Single

5

1876

Durham, England

Elizabeth R

Cox

Daughter

Single

3

1878

Sunderland, Durham, England

Lewis

Cox

Son

Single

1

1880

North Shields, Durham, England

George

Arnold

Lodger

Single

18

1863

South Shields, Durham, England

John

Lincoln

Lodger

Single

21

1860

South Shields, Durham, England

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