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Household of John Cookson (born 1844, Lancashire)

1881 England, Wales & Scotland Census in Fylde, 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 1844 in Marton, Lancashire, consisted of 8 members. John was the head of the household, married to Ann Cookson, born in 1840 in Marton, Lancashire, England. They had 5 children; Elizabeth (born 1868 in Marton, Lancashire, England), James (born 1870 in Marton, Lancashire, England), John W (born 1875 in Marton, Lancashire, England), Alice (born 1878 in Marton, Lancashire, England) and Thomas W (born 1880 in Marton, Lancashire, England).
During the period, also present in the household was John's Servant, Elizabeth Ainsworth, born in 1848 in Preesall, Lancashire, England.


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John Cookson's household

Male

John

Cookson

Head
Female

Ann

Cookson

Wife
Female

Elizabeth

Cookson

Daughter
Male

James

Cookson

Son
Male

John W

Cookson

Son
Female

Alice

Cookson

Daughter
Male

Thomas W

Cookson

Son
Female

Elizabeth

Ainsworth

Servant
First name(s) John
Last name Cookson
Relationship Head
Marital status Married
Age 37
Birth year 1844
Birth place Marton, 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

37

1844

Marton, Lancashire, England

Ann

Cookson

Wife

Married

41

1840

Marton, Lancashire, England

Elizabeth

Cookson

Daughter

Single

13

1868

Marton, Lancashire, England

James

Cookson

Son

Single

11

1870

Marton, Lancashire, England

John W

Cookson

Son

Single

6

1875

Marton, Lancashire, England

Alice

Cookson

Daughter

Single

3

1878

Marton, Lancashire, England

Thomas W

Cookson

Son

Single

1

1880

Marton, Lancashire, England

Elizabeth

Ainsworth

Servant

Single

33

1848

Preesall, Lancashire, England

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