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Household of David Cook (born 1831, Fife)

1881 England, Wales & Scotland Census in Anstruther Easter, Fife, 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.

David Cook and 11 other people are on this record

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In the 1881 Census, the household of David Cook, born in 1831 in Pittenweem, Fife, consisted of 12 members. David was the head of the household, married to Helen Adelaide Cook, born in 1833 in Edinburgh, Midlothian, Scotland. They had 8 children; Helen Adelaide (born 1866 in Pittenweem, Fife, Scotland), Margaret Peattie (born 1867 in Pittenweem, Fife, Scotland), Agnes Macarthur (born 1869 in Pittenweem, Fife, Scotland), Rachel Macarthur (born 1871 in Pittenweem, Fife, Scotland), Christina Smith (born 1872 in Fife, Scotland), David (born 1874 in Fife, Scotland), Janet Sophia (born 1876 in Fife, Scotland) and Alex Macarthur (born 1877 in Fife, Scotland).
During the period, also present in the household were David's Servant, Agnes K (born 1861 in Kilconquhar, Fife, Scotland) and David's Servant, Janet Paton (born 1864 in Markinch, Fife, Scotland).


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David Cook's household

Male

David

Cook

Head
Female

Helen Adelaide

Cook

Wife
Female

Helen Adelaide

Cook

Daughter
Female

Margaret Peattie

Cook

Daughter
Female

Agnes Macarthur

Cook

Daughter
Female

Rachel Macarthur

Cook

Daughter
Female

Christina Smith

Cook

Daughter
Male

David

Cook

Son
Female

Janet Sophia

Cook

Daughter
Male

Alex Macarthur

Cook

Son
Female

Agnes K

Duff

Servant
Female

Janet Paton

Aitken

Servant
First name(s) David
Last name Cook
Relationship Head
Marital status Married
Age 50
Birth year 1831
Birth place Pittenweem, Fife, Scotland

Household members (12 people)

First name(s)

Last name

Relationship

Marital status

Age

Birth year

Birth place

Full record

David

Cook

Head

Married

50

1831

Pittenweem, Fife, Scotland

Helen Adelaide

Cook

Wife

Married

48

1833

Edinburgh, Midlothian, Scotland

Helen Adelaide

Cook

Daughter

Unmarried

15

1866

Pittenweem, Fife, Scotland

Margaret Peattie

Cook

Daughter

-

14

1867

Pittenweem, Fife, Scotland

Agnes Macarthur

Cook

Daughter

-

12

1869

Pittenweem, Fife, Scotland

Rachel Macarthur

Cook

Daughter

-

10

1871

Pittenweem, Fife, Scotland

Christina Smith

Cook

Daughter

-

9

1872

Fife, Scotland

David

Cook

Son

-

7

1874

Fife, Scotland

Janet Sophia

Cook

Daughter

-

5

1876

Fife, Scotland

Alex Macarthur

Cook

Son

-

4

1877

Fife, Scotland

Agnes K

Duff

Servant

Unmarried

20

1861

Kilconquhar, Fife, Scotland

Janet Paton

Aitken

Servant

Unmarried

17

1864

Markinch, Fife, Scotland

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