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Household of James Cook (born 1833, Lanarkshire)

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

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In the 1881 Census, the household of James Cook, born in 1833 in Shettleston, Lanarkshire, consisted of 8 members. James was the head of the household, married to Margaret Cook, born in 1834 in Woodend, Lanarkshire, Scotland. They had 5 children; James (born 1862 in Woodend, Lanarkshire, Scotland), Robert (born 1865 in Woodend, Lanarkshire, Scotland), Agness (born 1868 in Woodend, Lanarkshire, Scotland), Margaret (born 1870 in Coatbridge, Lanarkshire, Scotland) and Archibald (born 1862 in Mossend, Lanarkshire, Scotland).
During the period, also present in the household was James's Visitor, Alexander Gardiner, born in 1873 in Glasgow, Lanarkshire, Scotland.


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James Cook's household

Male

James

Cook

Head
Female

Margaret

Cook

Wife
Male

James

Cook

Son
Male

Robert

Cook

Son
Female

Agness

Cook

Daughter
Female

Margaret

Cook

Daughter
Male

Alexander

Gardiner

Visitor
Male

Archibald

Cook

Son
First name(s) James
Last name Cook
Relationship Head
Marital status Married
Age 48
Birth year 1833
Birth place Shettleston, Lanarkshire, Scotland

Household members (8 people)

First name(s)

Last name

Relationship

Marital status

Age

Birth year

Birth place

Full record

James

Cook

Head

Married

48

1833

Shettleston, Lanarkshire, Scotland

Margaret

Cook

Wife

Married

47

1834

Woodend, Lanarkshire, Scotland

James

Cook

Son

-

19

1862

Woodend, Lanarkshire, Scotland

Robert

Cook

Son

-

16

1865

Woodend, Lanarkshire, Scotland

Agness

Cook

Daughter

-

13

1868

Woodend, Lanarkshire, Scotland

Margaret

Cook

Daughter

-

11

1870

Coatbridge, Lanarkshire, Scotland

Alexander

Gardiner

Visitor

-

8

1873

Glasgow, Lanarkshire, Scotland

Archibald

Cook

Son

-

19

1862

Mossend, Lanarkshire, Scotland

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