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Household of John Cookson (born 1823, 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 7 other people are on this record

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In the 1881 Census, the household of John Cookson, born in 1823 in Warton, Lancashire, consisted of 8 members. John was the head of the household, married to Jane Cookson, born in 1825 in Tarleton, Lancashire, England. They had 5 children; Robert (born 1856 in Preston, Lancashire, England), Richard (born 1859 in Preston, Lancashire, England), Thomas (born 1861 in Preston, Lancashire, England), John (born 1867 in Preston, Lancashire, England) and Alice (born 1850 in Preston, Lancashire, England).
During the period, also present in the household was John's Boarder, Robert Cookson, born in 1869 in Preston, Lancashire, England.


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John Cookson's household

Male

John

Cookson

Head
Female

Jane

Cookson

Wife
Male

Robert

Cookson

Son
Male

Richard

Cookson

Son
Male

Thomas

Cookson

Son
Male

John

Cookson

Son
Female

Alice

Kellet

Daughter
Male

Robert

Cookson

Boarder
First name(s) John
Last name Cookson
Relationship Head
Marital status Married
Age 58
Birth year 1823
Birth place Warton, Lancashire, England

Household members (8 people)

First name(s)

Last name

Relationship

Marital status

Age

Birth year

Birth place

Full record

John

Cookson

Head

Married

58

1823

Warton, Lancashire, England

Jane

Cookson

Wife

Married

56

1825

Tarleton, Lancashire, England

Robert

Cookson

Son

Single

25

1856

Preston, Lancashire, England

Richard

Cookson

Son

Single

22

1859

Preston, Lancashire, England

Thomas

Cookson

Son

Single

20

1861

Preston, Lancashire, England

John

Cookson

Son

Single

14

1867

Preston, Lancashire, England

Alice

Kellet

Daughter

Widow

31

1850

Preston, Lancashire, England

Robert

Cookson

Boarder

Single

12

1869

Preston, Lancashire, England

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