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Household of Benjamin Cook (born 1832, Kent)

1881 England, Wales & Scotland Census in Edmonton, Middlesex, 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.

Benjamin Cook and 14 other people are on this record

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In the 1881 Census, the household of Benjamin Cook, born in 1832 in Chatham, Kent, consisted of 15 members. Benjamin was the head of the household, married to Eliza Cook, born in 1841 in Chatham, Kent, England. They had 4 children; Charlotte (born 1867 in Chatham, Kent, England), Alice (born 1869 in Chatham, Kent, England), Jane (born 1874 in London, Middlesex, England) and Esther (born 1876 in London, Middlesex, England).
During the period, also present in the household were Benjamin's Lodger Head, Charles (born 1847 in Stratford, Essex, England), Benjamin's Lodger Wife, Jane (born 1857 in Stratford, Essex, England), Benjamin's Lodger Daughter, Emma (born 1871 in Stratford, Essex, England), Benjamin's Lodger Daughter, Eliza (born 1877 in Deptford, Kent, England), Benjamin's Lodger Son, Charles (born 1881 in Tottenham, Middlesex, England), Benjamin's Lodger, James (born 1856 in Holloway, Middlesex, England), Benjamin's Lodger, Thomas (born 1846 in Tottenham, Middlesex, England), Benjamin's Lodger, W (born 1858 in London, Middlesex, England) and Benjamin's Lodger, James (born 1877 in -).


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Benjamin Cook's household

Male

Benjamin

Cook

Head
Female

Eliza

Cook

Wife
Female

Charlotte

Cook

Daughter
Female

Alice

Cook

Daughter
Female

Jane

Cook

Daughter
Female

Esther

Cook

Daughter
Male

Charles

Williamson

Lodger Head
Female

Jane

Williamson

Lodger Wife
Female

Emma

Williamson

Lodger Daughter
Female

Eliza

Williamson

Lodger Daughter
Male

Charles

Williamson

Lodger Son
Male

James

Smith

Lodger
Male

Thomas

Driscoll

Lodger
Male

W

Shreeves

Lodger
Male

James

Tinsol

Lodger
First name(s) Benjamin
Last name Cook
Relationship Head
Marital status Married
Age 49
Birth year 1832
Birth place Chatham, Kent, England

Household members (15 people)

First name(s)

Last name

Relationship

Marital status

Age

Birth year

Birth place

Full record

Benjamin

Cook

Head

Married

49

1832

Chatham, Kent, England

Eliza

Cook

Wife

Married

40

1841

Chatham, Kent, England

Charlotte

Cook

Daughter

Single

14

1867

Chatham, Kent, England

Alice

Cook

Daughter

Single

12

1869

Chatham, Kent, England

Jane

Cook

Daughter

Single

7

1874

London, Middlesex, England

Esther

Cook

Daughter

Single

5

1876

London, Middlesex, England

Charles

Williamson

Lodger Head

Married

34

1847

Stratford, Essex, England

Jane

Williamson

Lodger Wife

Married

24

1857

Stratford, Essex, England

Emma

Williamson

Lodger Daughter

Single

10

1871

Stratford, Essex, England

Eliza

Williamson

Lodger Daughter

Single

4

1877

Deptford, Kent, England

Charles

Williamson

Lodger Son

Single

0

1881

Tottenham, Middlesex, England

James

Smith

Lodger

Single

25

1856

Holloway, Middlesex, England

Thomas

Driscoll

Lodger

Single

35

1846

Tottenham, Middlesex, England

W

Shreeves

Lodger

Single

23

1858

London, Middlesex, England

James

Tinsol

Lodger

Single

4

1877

-

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