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Household of John Cook (born 1849, Gloucestershire)

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

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In the 1881 Census, the household of John Cook, born in 1849 in Prestbury, Gloucestershire, consisted of 8 members. John was the head of the household, married to Kate Cook, born in 1848 in Ireland. They had 3 children; Joseph (born 1874 in London, Middlesex, England), Frederick (born 1878 in Birkenhead, Cheshire, England) and Arthur (born 1880 in Tranmere, Cheshire, England).
During the period, also present in the household were John's Mother In Law, Elizabeth (born 1812 in Ireland), John's Sister In Law, Eliza (born 1852 in Ireland) and John's Niece, Florence (born 1879 in Birkenhead, Cheshire, England).


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John Cook's household

Male

John

Cook

Head
Female

Kate

Cook

Wife
Male

Joseph

Cook

Son
Male

Frederick

Cook

Son
Male

Arthur

Cook

Son
Female

Elizabeth

Brien

Mother In Law
Female

Eliza

Brien

Sister In Law
Female

Florence

Brien

Niece
First name(s) John
Last name Cook
Relationship Head
Marital status Married
Age 32
Birth year 1849
Birth place Prestbury, Gloucestershire, England

Household members (8 people)

First name(s)

Last name

Relationship

Marital status

Age

Birth year

Birth place

Full record

John

Cook

Head

Married

32

1849

Prestbury, Gloucestershire, England

Kate

Cook

Wife

Married

33

1848

Ireland

Joseph

Cook

Son

Single

7

1874

London, Middlesex, England

Frederick

Cook

Son

Single

3

1878

Birkenhead, Cheshire, England

Arthur

Cook

Son

Single

1

1880

Tranmere, Cheshire, England

Elizabeth

Brien

Mother In Law

Widow

69

1812

Ireland

Eliza

Brien

Sister In Law

Single

29

1852

Ireland

Florence

Brien

Niece

Single

2

1879

Birkenhead, Cheshire, England

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