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Household of John Cookson (born 1840, 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 8 other people are on this record
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In the 1881 Census, the household of John Cookson, born in 1840 in St Michael's on Wyre, Lancashire, consisted of 9 members. John was the head of the household, married to Ellen Cookson, born in 1839 in Lancashire, England. They had 6 children; John (born 1867 in Pilling, Lancashire, England), Mary (born 1869 in Woodplumpton, Lancashire, England), Richard L (born 1872 in Pilling, Lancashire, England), William (born 1875 in Woodplumpton, Lancashire, England), James (born 1877 in Woodplumpton, Lancashire, England) and Catharine (born 1880 in Woodplumpton, Lancashire, England).
During the period, also present in the household was John's Stepson, Charles Dobson, born in 1860 in Lancashire, England.
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John Cookson's household
John
Cookson
Head
Ellen
Cookson
Wife
John
Cookson
Son
Mary
Cookson
Daughter
Richard L
Cookson
Son
William
Cookson
Son
James
Cookson
Son
Catharine
Cookson
Daughter
Charles
Dobson
Stepson
| First name(s) | John |
| Last name | Cookson |
| Relationship | Head |
| Marital status | Married |
| Age | 41 |
| Birth year | 1840 |
| Birth place | St Michael's on Wyre, Lancashire, England |
Household members (9 people)
First name(s) | Last name | Relationship | Marital status | Age | Birth year | Birth place | Full record |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
John | Cookson | Head | Married | 41 | 1840 | St Michael's on Wyre, Lancashire, England | |
Ellen | Cookson | Wife | Married | 42 | 1839 | Lancashire, England | |
John | Cookson | Son | Single | 14 | 1867 | Pilling, Lancashire, England | |
Mary | Cookson | Daughter | Single | 12 | 1869 | Woodplumpton, Lancashire, England | |
Richard L | Cookson | Son | Single | 9 | 1872 | Pilling, Lancashire, England | |
William | Cookson | Son | Single | 6 | 1875 | Woodplumpton, Lancashire, England | |
James | Cookson | Son | Single | 4 | 1877 | Woodplumpton, Lancashire, England | |
Catharine | Cookson | Daughter | Single | 1 | 1880 | Woodplumpton, Lancashire, England | |
Charles | Dobson | Stepson | Single | 21 | 1860 | Lancashire, England |
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