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Household of John Cook (born 1815, Lancashire)

1881 England, Wales & Scotland Census in Manchester, 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 5 other people are on this record

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In the 1881 Census, the household of John Cook, born in 1815 in Newton-Le-Willows, Lancashire, consisted of 6 members. John was the head of the household, married to Mary Cook, born in 1817 in Warrington, Lancashire, England. They had 2 children; William James (born 1867 in Manchester, Lancashire, England) and Richard (born 1868 in Manchester, Lancashire, England).
During the period, also present in the household were John's Boarder Head, Mary Ann (born 1839 in Salford, Lancashire, England) and John's Lodger, Lydia (born 1839 in Manchester, Lancashire, England).


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John Cook's household

Male

John

Cook

Head
Female

Mary

Cook

Wife
Female

Mary Ann

Yates

Boarder Head
Male

William James

Yates

Son
Male

Richard

Yates

Son
Female

Lydia

Jackson

Lodger
First name(s) John
Last name Cook
Relationship Head
Marital status Married
Age 66
Birth year 1815
Birth place Newton-Le-Willows, Lancashire, England

Household members (6 people)

First name(s)

Last name

Relationship

Marital status

Age

Birth year

Birth place

Full record

John

Cook

Head

Married

66

1815

Newton-Le-Willows, Lancashire, England

Mary

Cook

Wife

Married

64

1817

Warrington, Lancashire, England

Mary Ann

Yates

Boarder Head

Married

42

1839

Salford, Lancashire, England

William James

Yates

Son

Single

14

1867

Manchester, Lancashire, England

Richard

Yates

Son

Single

13

1868

Manchester, Lancashire, England

Lydia

Jackson

Lodger

Widow

42

1839

Manchester, Lancashire, England

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