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Household of John Cookson (born 1839, Lancashire)

1881 England, Wales & Scotland Census in Preston, 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 1839 in Preston, Lancashire, consisted of 7 members. John was the head of the household, married to Catherine Cookson, born in 1835 in Preston, Lancashire, England. They had 5 children; William (born 1863 in Preston, Lancashire, England), John J (born 1867 in Preston, Lancashire, England), Ann (born 1869 in Preston, Lancashire, England), Jonathan (born 1871 in Preston, Lancashire, England) and Daniel (born 1875 in Preston, Lancashire, England).


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John Cookson's household

Male

John

Cookson

Head
Female

Catherine

Cookson

Wife
Male

William

Cookson

Son
Male

John J

Cookson

Son
Female

Ann

Cookson

Daughter
Male

Jonathan

Cookson

Son
Male

Daniel

Cookson

Son
First name(s) John
Last name Cookson
Relationship Head
Marital status Married
Age 42
Birth year 1839
Birth place Preston, 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

42

1839

Preston, Lancashire, England

Catherine

Cookson

Wife

Married

46

1835

Preston, Lancashire, England

William

Cookson

Son

Single

18

1863

Preston, Lancashire, England

John J

Cookson

Son

Single

14

1867

Preston, Lancashire, England

Ann

Cookson

Daughter

Single

12

1869

Preston, Lancashire, England

Jonathan

Cookson

Son

Single

10

1871

Preston, Lancashire, England

Daniel

Cookson

Son

Single

6

1875

Preston, Lancashire, England

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