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Household of John Cook (born 1832, Buteshire)

1881 England, Wales & Scotland Census in Kilmory, Buteshire, 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 12 other people are on this record

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In the 1881 Census, the household of John Cook, born in 1832 in Buteshire, consisted of 13 members. John was the head of the household, married to Catherine Cook, born in 1841 in Buteshire, Scotland. They had 6 children; John (born 1868 in Buteshire, Scotland), Jane (born 1870 in Buteshire, Scotland), Donald (born 1873 in Buteshire, Scotland), James (born 1875 in Buteshire, Scotland), Janet (born 1877 in Buteshire, Scotland) and Margaret (born 1879 in Buteshire, Scotland).
During the period, also present in the household were John's Mother, Margaret (born 1798 in Buteshire, Scotland), John's Sister, Christina (born 1839 in Buteshire, Scotland), John's Lodger, James (born 1846 in Ireland), John's Lodger, John (born 1807 in Saltcoats, Ayrshire, Scotland) and John's Lodger, Malcolm (born 1868 in Saltcoats, Ayrshire, Scotland).


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John Cook's household

Male

John

Cook

Head
Female

Catherine

Cook

Wife
Male

John

Cook

Son
Female

Jane

Cook

Daughter
Male

Donald

Cook

Son
Male

James

Cook

Son
Female

Janet

Cook

Daughter
Female

Margaret

Cook

Daughter
Female

Margaret

Cook

Mother
Female

Christina

Cook

Sister
Male

James

Strachan

Lodger
Male

John

Dunn

Lodger
Male

Malcolm

Hendry

Lodger
First name(s) John
Last name Cook
Relationship Head
Marital status Married
Age 49
Birth year 1832
Birth place Buteshire, Scotland

Household members (13 people)

First name(s)

Last name

Relationship

Marital status

Age

Birth year

Birth place

Full record

John

Cook

Head

Married

49

1832

Buteshire, Scotland

Catherine

Cook

Wife

Married

40

1841

Buteshire, Scotland

John

Cook

Son

-

13

1868

Buteshire, Scotland

Jane

Cook

Daughter

-

11

1870

Buteshire, Scotland

Donald

Cook

Son

-

8

1873

Buteshire, Scotland

James

Cook

Son

-

6

1875

Buteshire, Scotland

Janet

Cook

Daughter

-

4

1877

Buteshire, Scotland

Margaret

Cook

Daughter

-

2

1879

Buteshire, Scotland

Margaret

Cook

Mother

Widow

83

1798

Buteshire, Scotland

Christina

Cook

Sister

Unmarried

42

1839

Buteshire, Scotland

James

Strachan

Lodger

Unmarried

35

1846

Ireland

John

Dunn

Lodger

-

74

1807

Saltcoats, Ayrshire, Scotland

Malcolm

Hendry

Lodger

-

13

1868

Saltcoats, Ayrshire, Scotland

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