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Household of John Cook (born 1814, Midlothian)

1881 England, Wales & Scotland Census in St Andrew, 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 8 other people are on this record

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In the 1881 Census, the household of John Cook, born in 1814 in Midlothian, consisted of 9 members. John was the head of the household, married to Margaret L Cook, born in 1812 in Midlothian, Scotland. They had 3 children; Margaret L (born 1845 in Midlothian, Scotland), Charles (born 1851 in Midlothian, Scotland) and William H (born 1852 in Midlothian, Scotland).
During the period, also present in the household were John's Servant, Catherine (born 1857 in Collessie, Fife, Scotland), John's Servant, Isabella (born 1839 in Dirleton, Haddingtonshire (East Lothian), Scotland), John's Servant, Annie (born 1852 in Forfarshire (Angus), Scotland) and John's Servant, Ellen (born 1852 in Prestwick, Ayrshire, Scotland).


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John Cook's household

Male

John

Cook

Head
Female

Margaret L

Cook

Wife
Female

Margaret L

Cook

Daughter
Male

Charles

Cook

Son
Male

William H

Cook

Son
Female

Catherine

Grandison

Servant
Female

Isabella

Muirhead

Servant
Female

Annie

Howe

Servant
Female

Ellen

Boyd

Servant
First name(s) John
Last name Cook
Relationship Head
Marital status Married
Age 67
Birth year 1814
Birth place Midlothian, Scotland

Household members (9 people)

First name(s)

Last name

Relationship

Marital status

Age

Birth year

Birth place

Full record

John

Cook

Head

Married

67

1814

Midlothian, Scotland

Margaret L

Cook

Wife

Married

69

1812

Midlothian, Scotland

Margaret L

Cook

Daughter

Unmarried

36

1845

Midlothian, Scotland

Charles

Cook

Son

Unmarried

30

1851

Midlothian, Scotland

William H

Cook

Son

Unmarried

29

1852

Midlothian, Scotland

Catherine

Grandison

Servant

Unmarried

24

1857

Collessie, Fife, Scotland

Isabella

Muirhead

Servant

Unmarried

42

1839

Dirleton, Haddingtonshire (East Lothian), Scotland

Annie

Howe

Servant

Unmarried

29

1852

Forfarshire (Angus), Scotland

Ellen

Boyd

Servant

Unmarried

29

1852

Prestwick, Ayrshire, Scotland

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