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Household of Charles Cook (born 1859, Gloucestershire)

1881 England, Wales & Scotland Census in Cardiff, Glamorganshire, Wales

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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.

Charles Cook and 12 other people are on this record

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In the 1881 Census, the household of Charles Cook, born in 1859 in Gloucester, Gloucestershire, consisted of 13 members. Charles was the head of the household, married to Betsy Cook, born in 1858 in Somerset, England. They had 9 children; Mary P (born 1872 in Cardiff, Glamorganshire, Wales), Rose (born 1875 in Cardiff, Glamorganshire, Wales), Eliza (born 1878 in Cardiff, Glamorganshire, Wales), Fanny P (born 1880 in Cardiff, Glamorganshire, Wales), Margaret (born 1872 in Glamorganshire, Wales), John (born 1874 in Glamorganshire, Wales), George (born 1876 in Glamorganshire, Wales), James (born 1878 in Glamorganshire, Wales) and Solomon (born 1880 in Glamorganshire, Wales).
During the period, also present in the household was Charles's Lodger Head, James Selby, born in 1853 in Wiltshire, England.


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Charles Cook's household

Male

Charles

Cook

Head
Female

Betsy

Cook

Wife
Female

Mary P

Cook

Daughter
Female

Rose

Cook

Daughter
Female

Eliza

Cook

Daughter
Female

Fanny P

Cook

Daughter
Male

James

Selby

Lodger Head
Female

Margaret

Selby

Wife
Female

Margaret

Selby

Daughter
Male

John

Selby

Son
Male

George

Selby

Son
Male

James

Selby

Son
Male

Solomon

Selby

Son
First name(s) Charles
Last name Cook
Relationship Head
Marital status Married
Age 22
Birth year 1859
Birth place Gloucester, Gloucestershire, England

Household members (13 people)

First name(s)

Last name

Relationship

Marital status

Age

Birth year

Birth place

Full record

Charles

Cook

Head

Married

22

1859

Gloucester, Gloucestershire, England

Betsy

Cook

Wife

Married

23

1858

Somerset, England

Mary P

Cook

Daughter

Single

9

1872

Cardiff, Glamorganshire, Wales

Rose

Cook

Daughter

Single

6

1875

Cardiff, Glamorganshire, Wales

Eliza

Cook

Daughter

Single

3

1878

Cardiff, Glamorganshire, Wales

Fanny P

Cook

Daughter

Single

1

1880

Cardiff, Glamorganshire, Wales

James

Selby

Lodger Head

Married

28

1853

Wiltshire, England

Margaret

Selby

Wife

Married

27

1854

Glamorganshire, Wales

Margaret

Selby

Daughter

Single

9

1872

Glamorganshire, Wales

John

Selby

Son

Single

7

1874

Glamorganshire, Wales

George

Selby

Son

Single

5

1876

Glamorganshire, Wales

James

Selby

Son

Single

3

1878

Glamorganshire, Wales

Solomon

Selby

Son

Single

1

1880

Glamorganshire, Wales

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