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Household of John Cookwell (born 1846, Surrey)

1881 England, Wales & Scotland Census in Camberwell, London,Surrey, 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 Cookwell and 8 other people are on this record

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In the 1881 Census, the household of John Cookwell, born in 1846 in Camberwell, Surrey, consisted of 9 members. John was the head of the household, married to Jessie Cookwell, born in 1850 in Finsbury, Middlesex, England. They had 4 children; Alfred P F (born 1873 in Camberwell, Surrey, England), Harold C (born 1874 in Camberwell, Surrey, England), Ronald B (born 1878 in Cheshunt, Hertfordshire, England) and Ellen E May (born 1880 in Cheshunt, Hertfordshire, England).
During the period, also present in the household were John's Sister, Edith (born 1846 in Brixton, Surrey, England), John's Sister, Julia (born 1850 in Brixton, Surrey, England) and John's Servant, Emily (born 1862 in Cheshunt, Hertfordshire, England).


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John Cookwell's household

Male

John

Cookwell

Head
Female

Jessie

Cookwell

Wife
Male

Alfred P F

Cookwell

Son
Male

Harold C

Cookwell

Son
Male

Ronald B

Cookwell

Son
Female

Ellen E May

Cookwell

Daughter
Female

Edith

Cookwell

Sister
Female

Julia

Cookwell

Sister
Female

Emily

Roles

Servant
First name(s) John
Last name Cookwell
Relationship Head
Marital status Married
Age 35
Birth year 1846
Birth place Camberwell, Surrey, England

Household members (9 people)

First name(s)

Last name

Relationship

Marital status

Age

Birth year

Birth place

Full record

John

Cookwell

Head

Married

35

1846

Camberwell, Surrey, England

Jessie

Cookwell

Wife

Married

31

1850

Finsbury, Middlesex, England

Alfred P F

Cookwell

Son

Single

8

1873

Camberwell, Surrey, England

Harold C

Cookwell

Son

Single

7

1874

Camberwell, Surrey, England

Ronald B

Cookwell

Son

Single

3

1878

Cheshunt, Hertfordshire, England

Ellen E May

Cookwell

Daughter

Single

1

1880

Cheshunt, Hertfordshire, England

Edith

Cookwell

Sister

Single

35

1846

Brixton, Surrey, England

Julia

Cookwell

Sister

Single

31

1850

Brixton, Surrey, England

Emily

Roles

Servant

Single

19

1862

Cheshunt, Hertfordshire, England

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