Skip to content
  • Start free trial
An original census record

Start a free trial to view

Get access to the original record, as well as a map showing the local area at the time

Household of James Cookson (born 1840, Yorkshire)

1881 England, Wales & Scotland Census in Huddersfield, Yorkshire,Yorkshire (West Riding), England

More informationkeyboard_arrow_down

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 7 other people are on this record

More informationkeyboard_arrow_down

In the 1881 Census, the household of James Cookson, born in 1840 in Halifax, Yorkshire, consisted of 8 members. James was the head of the household, married to Martha Cookson, born in 1840 in Halifax, Yorkshire, England. They had 6 children; Mary (born 1860 in Halifax, Yorkshire, England), John (born 1864 in Halifax, Yorkshire, England), Emily (born 1868 in Halifax, Yorkshire, England), Hannah (born 1870 in Huddersfield, Yorkshire, England), Allen (born 1874 in Huddersfield, Yorkshire, England) and Fred (born 1880 in Huddersfield, Yorkshire, England).


Get access to the original record, as well as a map showing the local area at the time

James Cookson's household

Male

James

Cookson

Head
Female

Martha

Cookson

Wife
Female

Mary

Cookson

Daughter
Male

John

Cookson

Son
Female

Emily

Cookson

Daughter
Female

Hannah

Cookson

Daughter
Male

Allen

Cookson

Son
Male

Fred

Cookson

Son
First name(s) James
Last name Cookson
Relationship Head
Marital status Married
Age 41
Birth year 1840
Birth place Halifax, Yorkshire, England

Household members (8 people)

First name(s)

Last name

Relationship

Marital status

Age

Birth year

Birth place

Full record

James

Cookson

Head

Married

41

1840

Halifax, Yorkshire, England

Martha

Cookson

Wife

Married

41

1840

Halifax, Yorkshire, England

Mary

Cookson

Daughter

Married

21

1860

Halifax, Yorkshire, England

John

Cookson

Son

Single

17

1864

Halifax, Yorkshire, England

Emily

Cookson

Daughter

Single

13

1868

Halifax, Yorkshire, England

Hannah

Cookson

Daughter

Single

11

1870

Huddersfield, Yorkshire, England

Allen

Cookson

Son

Single

7

1874

Huddersfield, Yorkshire, England

Fred

Cookson

Son

Single

1

1880

Huddersfield, Yorkshire, England

Explore Findmypast's newspaper collections

Explore the 1881 Census and millions of historical records for free with Findmypast. Find out more about the household of James Cookson in Huddersfield in 1881, and follow the Cookson family through time in other national records, newspapers and more.

We've found family trees for James Cookson

We’ve found James Cookson in 51 family trees. Find out more about James Cookson's household and view the Cookson family in family trees created by Findmypast members.

Not who you're looking for?

Other households on nearby pages of the 1881 Census