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Household of James Cook (born 1843, Lancashire)

1881 England, Wales & Scotland Census in Blackburn, 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.

James Cook and 10 other people are on this record

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In the 1881 Census, the household of James Cook, born in 1843 in Blackburn, Lancashire, consisted of 11 members. James was the head of the household, married to Mary Cook, born in 1848 in Blackburn, Lancashire, England. They had 7 children; Sarah Jane (born 1870 in Blackburn, Lancashire, England), Reuben (born 1872 in Blackburn, Lancashire, England), Mary (born 1874 in Blackburn, Lancashire, England), Selina (born 1876 in Blackburn, Lancashire, England), James (born 1878 in Blackburn, Lancashire, England), Emmanuel (born 1880 in Blackburn, Lancashire, England) and Elizabeth (born 1867 in Blackburn, Lancashire, England).
During the period, also present in the household were James's Lodger, John (born 1846 in Mellor, Lancashire, England) and James's Lodger Head, Sarah (born 1839 in Blackburn, Lancashire, England).


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James Cook's household

Male

James

Cook

Head
Female

Mary

Cook

Wife
Female

Sarah Jane

Cook

Daughter
Male

Reuben

Cook

Son
Female

Mary

Cook

Daughter
Female

Selina

Cook

Daughter
Male

James

Cook

Son
Male

Emmanuel

Cook

Son
Male

John

Holdsworth

Lodger
Female

Sarah

Cook

Lodger Head
Female

Elizabeth

Cook

Daughter
First name(s) James
Last name Cook
Relationship Head
Marital status Married
Age 38
Birth year 1843
Birth place Blackburn, Lancashire, England

Household members (11 people)

First name(s)

Last name

Relationship

Marital status

Age

Birth year

Birth place

Full record

James

Cook

Head

Married

38

1843

Blackburn, Lancashire, England

Mary

Cook

Wife

Married

33

1848

Blackburn, Lancashire, England

Sarah Jane

Cook

Daughter

Single

11

1870

Blackburn, Lancashire, England

Reuben

Cook

Son

Single

9

1872

Blackburn, Lancashire, England

Mary

Cook

Daughter

Single

7

1874

Blackburn, Lancashire, England

Selina

Cook

Daughter

Single

5

1876

Blackburn, Lancashire, England

James

Cook

Son

Single

3

1878

Blackburn, Lancashire, England

Emmanuel

Cook

Son

Single

1

1880

Blackburn, Lancashire, England

John

Holdsworth

Lodger

Single

35

1846

Mellor, Lancashire, England

Sarah

Cook

Lodger Head

Single

42

1839

Blackburn, Lancashire, England

Elizabeth

Cook

Daughter

Single

14

1867

Blackburn, Lancashire, England

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