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Household of Henry Cook (born 1840, Kent)

1881 England, Wales & Scotland Census in West Ham, London,Essex, 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.

Henry Cook and 7 other people are on this record

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In the 1881 Census, the household of Henry Cook, born in 1840 in Gillingham, Kent, consisted of 8 members. Henry was the head of the household, married to Eliza Cook, born in 1843 in Derby, Derbyshire, England. They had 5 children; Elizabeth (born 1870 in Canning Town, Essex, England), Emma (born 1872 in Canning Town, Essex, England), Edward (born 1876 in Canning Town, Essex, England), Alice (born 1879 in Canning Town, Essex, England) and George (born 1881 in Canning Town, Essex, England).
During the period, also present in the household was Henry's Boarder, George Howlett, born in 1829 in St Margarets, Suffolk, England.


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Henry Cook's household

Male

Henry

Cook

Head
Female

Eliza

Cook

Wife
Female

Elizabeth

Cook

Daughter
Female

Emma

Cook

Daughter
Male

Edward

Cook

Son
Female

Alice

Cook

Daughter
Male

George

Cook

Son
Male

George

Howlett

Boarder
First name(s) Henry
Last name Cook
Relationship Head
Marital status Married
Age 41
Birth year 1840
Birth place Gillingham, Kent, England

Household members (8 people)

First name(s)

Last name

Relationship

Marital status

Age

Birth year

Birth place

Full record

Henry

Cook

Head

Married

41

1840

Gillingham, Kent, England

Eliza

Cook

Wife

Married

38

1843

Derby, Derbyshire, England

Elizabeth

Cook

Daughter

Single

11

1870

Canning Town, Essex, England

Emma

Cook

Daughter

Single

9

1872

Canning Town, Essex, England

Edward

Cook

Son

Single

5

1876

Canning Town, Essex, England

Alice

Cook

Daughter

Single

2

1879

Canning Town, Essex, England

George

Cook

Son

Single

0

1881

Canning Town, Essex, England

George

Howlett

Boarder

Single

52

1829

St Margarets, Suffolk, England

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