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Household of George Cookson (born 1852, Yorkshire)

1881 England, Wales & Scotland Census in Sheffield, Yorkshire,Yorkshire (West Riding), 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 Cookson and 6 other people are on this record

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In the 1881 Census, the household of George Cookson, born in 1852 in Sheffield, Yorkshire, consisted of 7 members. George was the head of the household, single. He had 3 children; Thomas (born 1874 in Sheffield, Yorkshire, England), William (born 1876 in Sheffield, Yorkshire, England) and Lilly (born 1879 in Sheffield, Yorkshire, England).
During the period, also present in the household were George's Boarder Head, Elizabeth (born 1849 in Sheffield, Yorkshire, England), George's Boarder, Edward (born 1848 in Sheffield, Yorkshire, England) and George's -, Isabella (born 1858 in Sheffield, Yorkshire, England).


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George Cookson's household

Male

George

Cookson

Head
Female

Elizabeth

Hopwell

Boarder Head
Male

Thomas

Hopwell

Son
Male

William

Hopwell

Son
Female

Lilly

Hopwell

Daughter
Male

Edward

Parramour

Boarder
Female

Isabella

Barber

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First name(s) George
Last name Cookson
Relationship Head
Marital status Single
Age 29
Birth year 1852
Birth place Sheffield, Yorkshire, England

Household members (7 people)

First name(s)

Last name

Relationship

Marital status

Age

Birth year

Birth place

Full record

George

Cookson

Head

Single

29

1852

Sheffield, Yorkshire, England

Elizabeth

Hopwell

Boarder Head

Single

32

1849

Sheffield, Yorkshire, England

Thomas

Hopwell

Son

Single

7

1874

Sheffield, Yorkshire, England

William

Hopwell

Son

Single

5

1876

Sheffield, Yorkshire, England

Lilly

Hopwell

Daughter

Single

2

1879

Sheffield, Yorkshire, England

Edward

Parramour

Boarder

Single

33

1848

Sheffield, Yorkshire, England

Isabella

Barber

-

Single

23

1858

Sheffield, Yorkshire, England

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