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Household of George Cook (born 1839, Somerset)

1881 England, Wales & Scotland Census in Birkenhead, Cheshire, 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.

George Cook and 8 other people are on this record

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In the 1881 Census, the household of George Cook, born in 1839 in Chew Stoke, Somerset, consisted of 9 members. George was the head of the household, married to Elizabeth Cook, born in 1838 in Newcastle under Lyme, Staffordshire, England. They had 3 children; George (born 1861 in Birkenhead, Cheshire, England), William (born 1866 in Birkenhead, Cheshire, England) and Mary E (born 1870 in Birkenhead, Cheshire, England).
During the period, also present in the household were George's Niece, Mary E (born 1875 in -), George's Servant, Ann (born 1821 in Sutton, Cheshire, England), George's Servant, Mary E (born 1864 in Birkenhead, Cheshire, England) and George's Boarder, Robert (born 1842 in Newcastle under Lyme, Staffordshire, England).


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George Cook's household

Male

George

Cook

Head
Female

Elizabeth

Cook

Wife
Male

George

Cook

Son
Male

William

Cook

Son
Female

Mary E

Cook

Daughter
Female

Mary E

Norbury

Niece
Female

Ann

Twist

Servant
Female

Mary E

Salt

Servant
Male

Robert

Daniels

Boarder
First name(s) George
Last name Cook
Relationship Head
Marital status Married
Age 42
Birth year 1839
Birth place Chew Stoke, Somerset, England

Household members (9 people)

First name(s)

Last name

Relationship

Marital status

Age

Birth year

Birth place

Full record

George

Cook

Head

Married

42

1839

Chew Stoke, Somerset, England

Elizabeth

Cook

Wife

Married

43

1838

Newcastle under Lyme, Staffordshire, England

George

Cook

Son

Single

20

1861

Birkenhead, Cheshire, England

William

Cook

Son

Single

15

1866

Birkenhead, Cheshire, England

Mary E

Cook

Daughter

Single

11

1870

Birkenhead, Cheshire, England

Mary E

Norbury

Niece

Single

6

1875

-

Ann

Twist

Servant

-

60

1821

Sutton, Cheshire, England

Mary E

Salt

Servant

Single

17

1864

Birkenhead, Cheshire, England

Robert

Daniels

Boarder

-

39

1842

Newcastle under Lyme, Staffordshire, England

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