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Household of John Cookson (born 1845, Lancashire)

1881 England, Wales & Scotland Census in Ormskirk, 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 Cookson and 6 other people are on this record

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In the 1881 Census, the household of John Cookson, born in 1845 in Tarleton, Lancashire, consisted of 7 members. John was the head of the household, married to Mary Cookson, born in 1850 in Tarleton, Lancashire, England. They had 5 children; Elizabeth (born 1870 in Tarleton, Lancashire, England), Ellen (born 1873 in Tarleton, Lancashire, England), Sicily (born 1875 in Tarleton, Lancashire, England), Jane (born 1878 in Tarleton, Lancashire, England) and Hugh (born 1881 in Tarleton, Lancashire, England).


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John Cookson's household

Male

John

Cookson

Head
Female

Mary

Cookson

Wife
Female

Elizabeth

Cookson

Daughter
Female

Ellen

Cookson

Daughter
Female

Sicily

Cookson

Daughter
Female

Jane

Cookson

Daughter
Male

Hugh

Cookson

Son
First name(s) John
Last name Cookson
Relationship Head
Marital status Married
Age 36
Birth year 1845
Birth place Tarleton, Lancashire, England

Household members (7 people)

First name(s)

Last name

Relationship

Marital status

Age

Birth year

Birth place

Full record

John

Cookson

Head

Married

36

1845

Tarleton, Lancashire, England

Mary

Cookson

Wife

Married

31

1850

Tarleton, Lancashire, England

Elizabeth

Cookson

Daughter

Single

11

1870

Tarleton, Lancashire, England

Ellen

Cookson

Daughter

Single

8

1873

Tarleton, Lancashire, England

Sicily

Cookson

Daughter

Single

6

1875

Tarleton, Lancashire, England

Jane

Cookson

Daughter

Single

3

1878

Tarleton, Lancashire, England

Hugh

Cookson

Son

Single

0

1881

Tarleton, Lancashire, England

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