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Household of James Cook (born 1842, Aberdeenshire)

1881 England, Wales & Scotland Census in St Nicholas Aberdeen, Aberdeenshire, Scotland

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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 1842 in Aberdeen, Aberdeenshire, consisted of 8 members. James was the head of the household, married to James Cook, born in 1862 in Kincardineshire, Scotland. They had 4 children; James (born 1862 in Kincardineshire, Scotland), John (born 1872 in Aberdeen, Aberdeenshire, Scotland), Thomas (born 1880 in Aberdeen, Aberdeenshire, Scotland) and Janet (born 1869 in Aberdeen, Aberdeenshire, Scotland).
During the period, also present in the household were James's Servant, Elizabeth (born 1847 in Cluny, Aberdeenshire, Scotland), James's -, Susan (born 1868 in Cluny, Aberdeenshire, Scotland) and James's -, Martha S (born 1878 in Aberdeen, Aberdeenshire, Scotland).


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James Cook's household

Male

James

Cook

Head
Male

James

Cook

Son
Male

John

Cook

Son
Male

Thomas

Cook

Son
Female

Janet

Cook

Daughter
Female

Elizabeth

Beaton

Servant
Female

Susan

Beaton

-
Female

Martha S

Beaton

-
First name(s) James
Last name Cook
Relationship Head
Marital status Married
Age 39
Birth year 1842
Birth place Aberdeen, Aberdeenshire, Scotland

Household members (8 people)

First name(s)

Last name

Relationship

Marital status

Age

Birth year

Birth place

Full record

James

Cook

Head

Married

39

1842

Aberdeen, Aberdeenshire, Scotland

James

Cook

Son

Unmarried

19

1862

Kincardineshire, Scotland

John

Cook

Son

-

9

1872

Aberdeen, Aberdeenshire, Scotland

Thomas

Cook

Son

-

1

1880

Aberdeen, Aberdeenshire, Scotland

Janet

Cook

Daughter

-

12

1869

Aberdeen, Aberdeenshire, Scotland

Elizabeth

Beaton

Servant

Unmarried

34

1847

Cluny, Aberdeenshire, Scotland

Susan

Beaton

-

-

13

1868

Cluny, Aberdeenshire, Scotland

Martha S

Beaton

-

-

3

1878

Aberdeen, Aberdeenshire, Scotland

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