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Household of James Cookson (born 1835, Lancashire)

1881 England, Wales & Scotland Census in Bury, 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 Cookson and 6 other people are on this record

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In the 1881 Census, the household of James Cookson, born in 1835 in Heaton Norris, Lancashire, consisted of 7 members. James was the head of the household, married to Ann Cookson, born in 1839 in Cheshire, England. They had 4 children; Mary (born 1859 in Bramhall, Cheshire, England), William (born 1861 in Bramhall, Cheshire, England), John (born 1866 in Lancashire, England) and Anne (born 1869 in Lancashire, England).
During the period, also present in the household was James's Visitor, Mary Nuttall, born in 1812 in Rochdale, Lancashire, England.


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James Cookson's household

Male

James

Cookson

Head
Female

Ann

Cookson

Wife
Female

Mary

Cookson

Daughter
Male

William

Cookson

Son
Male

John

Cookson

Son
Female

Anne

Cookson

Daughter
Female

Mary

Nuttall

Visitor
First name(s) James
Last name Cookson
Relationship Head
Marital status Married
Age 46
Birth year 1835
Birth place Heaton Norris, Lancashire, England

Household members (7 people)

First name(s)

Last name

Relationship

Marital status

Age

Birth year

Birth place

Full record

James

Cookson

Head

Married

46

1835

Heaton Norris, Lancashire, England

Ann

Cookson

Wife

Married

42

1839

Cheshire, England

Mary

Cookson

Daughter

Single

22

1859

Bramhall, Cheshire, England

William

Cookson

Son

Single

20

1861

Bramhall, Cheshire, England

John

Cookson

Son

Single

15

1866

Lancashire, England

Anne

Cookson

Daughter

Single

12

1869

Lancashire, England

Mary

Nuttall

Visitor

Married

69

1812

Rochdale, Lancashire, England

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