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Household of John Cook (born 1844, Lancashire)

1881 England, Wales & Scotland Census in Prescot, 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.

John Cook and 10 other people are on this record

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In the 1881 Census, the household of John Cook, born in 1844 in Whiston, Lancashire, consisted of 11 members. John was the head of the household, married to Mary Ann Cook, born in 1844 in Chesterfield, Derbyshire, England. They had 7 children; Thomas (born 1865 in Eccleston, Lancashire, England), Sarah (born 1869 in Eccleston, Lancashire, England), John (born 1871 in Eccleston, Lancashire, England), Martha (born 1873 in Eccleston, Lancashire, England), George (born 1876 in Eccleston, Lancashire, England), Mary E (born 1879 in Eccleston, Lancashire, England) and Florence (born 1881 in Eccleston, Lancashire, England).
During the period, also present in the household were John's Servant, Annie (born 1864 in St Helens, Lancashire, England) and John's Servant, William (born 1846 in Ireland).


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John Cook's household

Male

John

Cook

Head
Female

Mary Ann

Cook

Wife
Male

Thomas

Cook

Son
Female

Sarah

Cook

Daughter
Male

John

Cook

Son
Female

Martha

Cook

Daughter
Male

George

Cook

Son
Female

Mary E

Cook

Daughter
Female

Florence

Cook

Daughter
Female

Annie

Ligo

Servant
Male

William

Smith

Servant
First name(s) John
Last name Cook
Relationship Head
Marital status Married
Age 37
Birth year 1844
Birth place Whiston, Lancashire, England

Household members (11 people)

First name(s)

Last name

Relationship

Marital status

Age

Birth year

Birth place

Full record

John

Cook

Head

Married

37

1844

Whiston, Lancashire, England

Mary Ann

Cook

Wife

Married

37

1844

Chesterfield, Derbyshire, England

Thomas

Cook

Son

Single

16

1865

Eccleston, Lancashire, England

Sarah

Cook

Daughter

Single

12

1869

Eccleston, Lancashire, England

John

Cook

Son

Single

10

1871

Eccleston, Lancashire, England

Martha

Cook

Daughter

Single

8

1873

Eccleston, Lancashire, England

George

Cook

Son

Single

5

1876

Eccleston, Lancashire, England

Mary E

Cook

Daughter

Single

2

1879

Eccleston, Lancashire, England

Florence

Cook

Daughter

Single

0

1881

Eccleston, Lancashire, England

Annie

Ligo

Servant

Single

17

1864

St Helens, Lancashire, England

William

Smith

Servant

Single

35

1846

Ireland

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