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Household of Hugh Cookson (born 1852, Lancashire)

1881 England, Wales & Scotland Census in Preston, Lancashire, 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 Cookson and 7 other people are on this record

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In the 1881 Census, the household of Hugh Cookson, born in 1852 in Tarleton, Lancashire, consisted of 8 members. Hugh was the head of the household, married to Ann Cookson, born in 1854 in Burscough, Lancashire, England. They had 6 children; John (born 1873 in Burscough, Lancashire, England), Samuel (born 1875 in Preston, Lancashire, England), Ann (born 1876 in Preston, Lancashire, England), Elizabeth (born 1878 in Preston, Lancashire, England), Hugh (born 1880 in Preston, Lancashire, England) and Edith (born 1881 in Preston, Lancashire, England).


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Hugh Cookson's household

Male

Hugh

Cookson

Head
Female

Ann

Cookson

Wife
Male

John

Cookson

Son
Male

Samuel

Cookson

Son
Female

Ann

Cookson

Daughter
Female

Elizabeth

Cookson

Daughter
Male

Hugh

Cookson

Son
Female

Edith

Cookson

Daughter
First name(s) Hugh
Last name Cookson
Relationship Head
Marital status Married
Age 29
Birth year 1852
Birth place Tarleton, Lancashire, England

Household members (8 people)

First name(s)

Last name

Relationship

Marital status

Age

Birth year

Birth place

Full record

Hugh

Cookson

Head

Married

29

1852

Tarleton, Lancashire, England

Ann

Cookson

Wife

Married

27

1854

Burscough, Lancashire, England

John

Cookson

Son

Single

8

1873

Burscough, Lancashire, England

Samuel

Cookson

Son

Single

6

1875

Preston, Lancashire, England

Ann

Cookson

Daughter

Single

5

1876

Preston, Lancashire, England

Elizabeth

Cookson

Daughter

Single

3

1878

Preston, Lancashire, England

Hugh

Cookson

Son

Single

1

1880

Preston, Lancashire, England

Edith

Cookson

Daughter

Single

0

1881

Preston, Lancashire, England

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