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Household of James Cook (born 1853, Suffolk)

1881 England, Wales & Scotland Census in Whitechapel, 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 7 other people are on this record

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In the 1881 Census, the household of James Cook, born in 1853 in Suffolk, consisted of 8 members. James was the head of the household, married to Mary A Cook, born in 1856 in Paddington, Middlesex, England. They had 2 children; James G (born 1879 in London, Middlesex, England) and William H E (born 1880 in London, Middlesex, England).
During the period, also present in the household were James's Servant, George R (born 1860 in London, Middlesex, England), James's Servant, Edwin (born 1814 in Worcester, Worcestershire, England), James's Servant, Emma J (born 1860 in Croydon, Surrey, England) and James's Nursemaid, Martha (born 1864 in London, Middlesex, England).


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James Cook's household

Male

James

Cook

Head
Female

Mary A

Cook

Wife
Male

James G

Cook

Son
Male

William H E

Cook

Son
Male

George R

Smith

Servant
Male

Edwin

Goodere

Servant
Female

Emma J

Lucker

Servant
Female

Martha

Luking

Nursemaid
First name(s) James
Last name Cook
Relationship Head
Marital status Married
Age 28
Birth year 1853
Birth place Suffolk, England

Household members (8 people)

First name(s)

Last name

Relationship

Marital status

Age

Birth year

Birth place

Full record

James

Cook

Head

Married

28

1853

Suffolk, England

Mary A

Cook

Wife

Married

25

1856

Paddington, Middlesex, England

James G

Cook

Son

Single

2

1879

London, Middlesex, England

William H E

Cook

Son

Single

1

1880

London, Middlesex, England

George R

Smith

Servant

Single

21

1860

London, Middlesex, England

Edwin

Goodere

Servant

Widower

67

1814

Worcester, Worcestershire, England

Emma J

Lucker

Servant

Single

21

1860

Croydon, Surrey, England

Martha

Luking

Nursemaid

Single

17

1864

London, Middlesex, England

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