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Household of John Cook (born 1824, 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 7 other people are on this record

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In the 1881 Census, the household of John Cook, born in 1824 in Widnes, Lancashire, consisted of 8 members. John was the head of the household, married to Elizabeth Cook, born in 1826 in Wavertree, Lancashire, England. They had 3 children; Ellen (born 1853 in Rainford, Lancashire, England), Elizabeth (born 1863 in St Helens, Lancashire, England) and Joseph (born 1865 in St Helens, Lancashire, England). They had 1 grandchild; Elizabeth, born 1879 in Sutton, Lancashire, England.
During the period, also present in the household were John's Boarder, Elizabeth (born 1872 in Liverpool, Lancashire, England) and John's Boarder, George (born 1830 in City of London, Middlesex, England).


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John Cook's household

Male

John

Cook

Head
Female

Elizabeth

Cook

Wife
Female

Ellen

Wright

Daughter
Female

Elizabeth

Cook

Daughter
Male

Joseph

Cook

Son
Female

Elizabeth

Cook

Grand Daughter
Female

Elizabeth

Harrison

Boarder
Male

George

Mills

Boarder
First name(s) John
Last name Cook
Relationship Head
Marital status Married
Age 57
Birth year 1824
Birth place Widnes, Lancashire, England

Household members (8 people)

First name(s)

Last name

Relationship

Marital status

Age

Birth year

Birth place

Full record

John

Cook

Head

Married

57

1824

Widnes, Lancashire, England

Elizabeth

Cook

Wife

Married

55

1826

Wavertree, Lancashire, England

Ellen

Wright

Daughter

Single

28

1853

Rainford, Lancashire, England

Elizabeth

Cook

Daughter

Single

18

1863

St Helens, Lancashire, England

Joseph

Cook

Son

Single

16

1865

St Helens, Lancashire, England

Elizabeth

Cook

Grand Daughter

Single

2

1879

Sutton, Lancashire, England

Elizabeth

Harrison

Boarder

Single

9

1872

Liverpool, Lancashire, England

George

Mills

Boarder

Single

51

1830

City of London, Middlesex, England

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