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Household of John Cook (born 1846, Somerset)

1881 England, Wales & Scotland Census in St George Hanover Square, London,Middlesex, 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.

John Cook and 6 other people are on this record

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In the 1881 Census, the household of John Cook, born in 1846 in Wellington, Somerset, consisted of 7 members. John was the head of the household, married to Ruth Cook, born in 1839 in Earith, Huntingdonshire, England. They had 2 children; Florence E (born 1875 in Pimlico, Middlesex, England) and Lilian R (born 1879 in Penge, Surrey, England).
During the period, also present in the household were John's Sister, Elizabeth (born 1851 in Earith, Huntingdonshire, England), John's Servant, Mary (born 1865 in London, Middlesex, England) and John's Boarder, Catherine (born 1835 in Ireland).


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John Cook's household

Male

John

Cook

Head
Female

Ruth

Cook

Wife
Female

Florence E

Cook

Daughter
Female

Lilian R

Cook

Daughter
Female

Elizabeth

Epey

Sister
Female

Mary

Zeigler

Servant
Female

Catherine

Herne

Boarder
First name(s) John
Last name Cook
Relationship Head
Marital status Married
Age 35
Birth year 1846
Birth place Wellington, Somerset, England

Household members (7 people)

First name(s)

Last name

Relationship

Marital status

Age

Birth year

Birth place

Full record

John

Cook

Head

Married

35

1846

Wellington, Somerset, England

Ruth

Cook

Wife

Married

42

1839

Earith, Huntingdonshire, England

Florence E

Cook

Daughter

Single

6

1875

Pimlico, Middlesex, England

Lilian R

Cook

Daughter

Single

2

1879

Penge, Surrey, England

Elizabeth

Epey

Sister

Single

30

1851

Earith, Huntingdonshire, England

Mary

Zeigler

Servant

Single

16

1865

London, Middlesex, England

Catherine

Herne

Boarder

Married

46

1835

Ireland

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