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Household of John Cook (born 1841, Dumfriesshire)

1881 England, Wales & Scotland Census in Cockpen, Midlothian, Scotland

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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 3 other people are on this record

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In the 1881 Census, the household of John Cook, born in 1841 in Tynron, Dumfriesshire, consisted of 4 members. John was the head of the household, married to Janet Kerr Cook, born in 1842 in Kirkliston, Linlithgowshire (West Lothian), Scotland. They had 2 children; Mary Elizabeth (born 1879 in Glasgow, Lanarkshire, Scotland) and William (born 1880 in Cockpen, Midlothian, Scotland).


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John Cook's household

Male

John

Cook

Head
Female

Janet Kerr

Cook

Wife
Female

Mary Elizabeth

Cook

Daughter
Male

William

Cook

Son
First name(s) John
Last name Cook
Relationship Head
Marital status Married
Age 40
Birth year 1841
Birth place Tynron, Dumfriesshire, Scotland

Household members (4 people)

First name(s)

Last name

Relationship

Marital status

Age

Birth year

Birth place

Full record

John

Cook

Head

Married

40

1841

Tynron, Dumfriesshire, Scotland

Janet Kerr

Cook

Wife

Married

39

1842

Kirkliston, Linlithgowshire (West Lothian), Scotland

Mary Elizabeth

Cook

Daughter

-

2

1879

Glasgow, Lanarkshire, Scotland

William

Cook

Son

-

1

1880

Cockpen, Midlothian, Scotland

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