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Household of George Cockburn (born 1827, Berwickshire)

1881 England, Wales & Scotland Census in Cockburnspath, Berwickshire, 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.

George Cockburn and 9 other people are on this record

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In the 1881 Census, the household of George Cockburn, born in 1827 in Dunse, Berwickshire, consisted of 10 members. George was the head of the household, married to Isabella Cockburn, born in 1831 in Eccles, Berwickshire, Scotland. They had 3 children; John (born 1861 in Cockburnspath, Berwickshire, Scotland), William (born 1862 in Cockburnspath, Berwickshire, Scotland) and Isabella (born 1865 in Cockburnspath, Berwickshire, Scotland).
During the period, also present in the household were George's Servant, Margaret (born 1860 in Cockburnspath, Berwickshire, Scotland), George's Servant, Elisabeth (born 1860 in Oldhamstocks, Haddingtonshire (East Lothian), Scotland), George's Servant, John (born 1860 in Ayton, Berwickshire, Scotland), George's Servant, Thomas (born 1862 in Coldingham, Berwickshire, Scotland) and George's Servant, Thomas (born 1868 in Coldingham, Berwickshire, Scotland).


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George Cockburn's household

Male

George

Cockburn

Head
Female

Isabella

Cockburn

Wife
Male

John

Cockburn

Son
Male

William

Cockburn

Son
Female

Isabella

Cockburn

Daughter
Female

Margaret

Wood

Servant
Female

Elisabeth

Sanderson

Servant
Male

John

Turnbull

Servant
Male

Thomas

Paterson

Servant
Male

Thomas

Edmund

Servant
First name(s) George
Last name Cockburn
Relationship Head
Marital status Married
Age 54
Birth year 1827
Birth place Dunse, Berwickshire, Scotland

Household members (10 people)

First name(s)

Last name

Relationship

Marital status

Age

Birth year

Birth place

Full record

George

Cockburn

Head

Married

54

1827

Dunse, Berwickshire, Scotland

Isabella

Cockburn

Wife

Married

50

1831

Eccles, Berwickshire, Scotland

John

Cockburn

Son

Unmarried

20

1861

Cockburnspath, Berwickshire, Scotland

William

Cockburn

Son

Unmarried

19

1862

Cockburnspath, Berwickshire, Scotland

Isabella

Cockburn

Daughter

Unmarried

16

1865

Cockburnspath, Berwickshire, Scotland

Margaret

Wood

Servant

Unmarried

21

1860

Cockburnspath, Berwickshire, Scotland

Elisabeth

Sanderson

Servant

Unmarried

21

1860

Oldhamstocks, Haddingtonshire (East Lothian), Scotland

John

Turnbull

Servant

Unmarried

21

1860

Ayton, Berwickshire, Scotland

Thomas

Paterson

Servant

Unmarried

19

1862

Coldingham, Berwickshire, Scotland

Thomas

Edmund

Servant

-

13

1868

Coldingham, Berwickshire, Scotland

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