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Household of Hugh A Cookson (born 1852, Norfolk)

1881 England, Wales & Scotland Census in Halifax, 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.

Hugh A Cookson and 5 other people are on this record

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In the 1881 Census, the household of Hugh A Cookson, born in 1852 in Wilby, Norfolk, consisted of 6 members. Hugh A was the head of the household, married to Ada Cookson, born in 1851 in Plumstead, Kent, England. They had 3 children; Kenneth B (born 1878 in Halifax, Yorkshire, England), Maurice B (born 1880 in Halifax, Yorkshire, England) and Reginald B (born 1881 in Halifax, Yorkshire, England).
During the period, also present in the household was Hugh A's Servant, Mary Ann Scarby, born in 1847 in Market Rasen, Lincolnshire, England.


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Hugh A Cookson's household

Male

Hugh A

Cookson

Head
Female

Ada

Cookson

Wife
Male

Kenneth B

Cookson

Son
Male

Maurice B

Cookson

Son
Male

Reginald B

Cookson

Son
Female

Mary Ann

Scarby

Servant
First name(s) Hugh A
Last name Cookson
Relationship Head
Marital status Married
Age 29
Birth year 1852
Birth place Wilby, Norfolk, England

Household members (6 people)

First name(s)

Last name

Relationship

Marital status

Age

Birth year

Birth place

Full record

Hugh A

Cookson

Head

Married

29

1852

Wilby, Norfolk, England

Ada

Cookson

Wife

Married

30

1851

Plumstead, Kent, England

Kenneth B

Cookson

Son

Single

3

1878

Halifax, Yorkshire, England

Maurice B

Cookson

Son

Single

1

1880

Halifax, Yorkshire, England

Reginald B

Cookson

Son

Single

0

1881

Halifax, Yorkshire, England

Mary Ann

Scarby

Servant

Single

34

1847

Market Rasen, Lincolnshire, England

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