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Household of James Cope (born 1849, Staffordshire)

1881 England, Wales & Scotland Census in Cheadle, Staffordshire, 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.

James Cope and 6 other people are on this record

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In the 1881 Census, the household of James Cope, born in 1849 in Cheadle, Staffordshire, consisted of 7 members. James was the head of the household, married to Sarah A Cope, born in 1854 in Cheadle, Staffordshire, England. They had 2 children; William (born 1878 in Cheadle, Staffordshire, England) and Lizzie (born 1880 in Cheadle, Staffordshire, England).
During the period, also present in the household were James's Nephew, William (born 1859 in Cheadle, Staffordshire, England), James's Servant, Sarah (born 1863 in Staffordshire, England) and James's Servant, William (born 1868 in Norwich, Norfolk, England).


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James Cope's household

Male

James

Cope

Head
Female

Sarah A

Cope

Wife
Male

William

Cope

Son
Female

Lizzie

Cope

Daughter
Male

William

Cope

Nephew
Female

Sarah

Brown

Servant
Male

William

Stevens

Servant
First name(s) James
Last name Cope
Relationship Head
Marital status Married
Age 32
Birth year 1849
Birth place Cheadle, Staffordshire, England

Household members (7 people)

First name(s)

Last name

Relationship

Marital status

Age

Birth year

Birth place

Full record

James

Cope

Head

Married

32

1849

Cheadle, Staffordshire, England

Sarah A

Cope

Wife

Married

27

1854

Cheadle, Staffordshire, England

William

Cope

Son

Single

3

1878

Cheadle, Staffordshire, England

Lizzie

Cope

Daughter

Single

1

1880

Cheadle, Staffordshire, England

William

Cope

Nephew

Single

22

1859

Cheadle, Staffordshire, England

Sarah

Brown

Servant

Single

18

1863

Staffordshire, England

William

Stevens

Servant

Single

13

1868

Norwich, Norfolk, England

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