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Household of James Cook (born 1845, Norfolk)

1881 England, Wales & Scotland Census in Islington, London,Middlesex, 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.

James Cook and 9 other people are on this record

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In the 1881 Census, the household of James Cook, born in 1845 in Norfolk, consisted of 10 members. James was the head of the household, married to Selina Cook, born in 1846 in Norfolk, England. They had 3 children; George (born 1866 in Norfolk, England), Ethel (born 1878 in Islington, Middlesex, England) and Percy (born 1880 in Islington, Middlesex, England).
During the period, also present in the household were James's Lodger, Fred (born 1859 in Essex, England), James's Lodger Wife, Lilian H (born 1859 in Islington, Middlesex, England), James's Lodger Daughter, Veda M (born 1878 in Acton, Middlesex, England), James's Sister, Violet (born 1857 in Islington, Middlesex, England) and James's N K, Philip O (born 1848 in Dorset, England).


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James Cook's household

Male

James

Cook

Head
Female

Selina

Cook

Wife
Male

George

Cook

Son
Female

Ethel

Cook

Daughter
Male

Percy

Cook

Son
Male

Fred

Young

Lodger
Female

Lilian H

Ellery

Lodger Wife
Female

Veda M

Ellery

Lodger Daughter
Female

Violet

Baker

Sister
Male

Philip O

Ridout

N K
First name(s) James
Last name Cook
Relationship Head
Marital status Married
Age 36
Birth year 1845
Birth place Norfolk, England

Household members (10 people)

First name(s)

Last name

Relationship

Marital status

Age

Birth year

Birth place

Full record

James

Cook

Head

Married

36

1845

Norfolk, England

Selina

Cook

Wife

Married

35

1846

Norfolk, England

George

Cook

Son

Single

15

1866

Norfolk, England

Ethel

Cook

Daughter

Single

3

1878

Islington, Middlesex, England

Percy

Cook

Son

Single

1

1880

Islington, Middlesex, England

Fred

Young

Lodger

Single

22

1859

Essex, England

Lilian H

Ellery

Lodger Wife

Married

22

1859

Islington, Middlesex, England

Veda M

Ellery

Lodger Daughter

Single

3

1878

Acton, Middlesex, England

Violet

Baker

Sister

Single

24

1857

Islington, Middlesex, England

Philip O

Ridout

N K

Single

33

1848

Dorset, England

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