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Household of James Cook (born 1829, Renfrewshire)

1881 England, Wales & Scotland Census in Gorbals, Lanarkshire, 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 5 other people are on this record

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In the 1881 Census, the household of James Cook, born in 1829 in Govan, Renfrewshire, consisted of 6 members. James was the head of the household, married to Cath Cook, born in 1830 in Glasgow, Lanarkshire, Scotland. They had 4 children; John (born 1851 in Glasgow, Lanarkshire, Scotland), Eliza (born 1859 in Glasgow, Lanarkshire, Scotland), Jane (born 1863 in Glasgow, Lanarkshire, Scotland) and Jemima (born 1871 in Barrhead, Renfrewshire, Scotland).


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James Cook's household

Male

James

Cook

Head
Female

Cath

Cook

Wife
Male

John

Cook

Son
Female

Eliza

Cook

Daughter
Female

Jane

Cook

Daughter
Female

Jemima

Cook

Daughter
First name(s) James
Last name Cook
Relationship Head
Marital status Married
Age 52
Birth year 1829
Birth place Govan, Renfrewshire, Scotland

Household members (6 people)

First name(s)

Last name

Relationship

Marital status

Age

Birth year

Birth place

Full record

James

Cook

Head

Married

52

1829

Govan, Renfrewshire, Scotland

Cath

Cook

Wife

Married

51

1830

Glasgow, Lanarkshire, Scotland

John

Cook

Son

Unmarried

30

1851

Glasgow, Lanarkshire, Scotland

Eliza

Cook

Daughter

Unmarried

22

1859

Glasgow, Lanarkshire, Scotland

Jane

Cook

Daughter

Unmarried

18

1863

Glasgow, Lanarkshire, Scotland

Jemima

Cook

Daughter

Unmarried

10

1871

Barrhead, Renfrewshire, Scotland

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