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Household of John Joseph Cook (born 1850, Durham)

1881 England, Wales & Scotland Census in Chester Le Street, Durham, 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 Joseph Cook and 4 other people are on this record

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In the 1881 Census, the household of John Joseph Cook, born in 1850 in Houghton, Durham, consisted of 5 members. John Joseph was the head of the household, married to Mary Cook, born in 1852 in Hamsterley, Durham, England. They had 2 children; Nicholas George (born 1879 in Washington, Durham, England) and Jane Winter (born 1881 in Washington, Durham, England).
During the period, also present in the household was John Joseph's Servant, Catherine Mc Gune, born in 1862 in Ireland.


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John Joseph Cook's household

Male

John Joseph

Cook

Head
Female

Mary

Cook

Wife
Male

Nicholas George

Cook

Son
Female

Jane Winter

Cook

Daughter
Female

Catherine

Mc Gune

Servant
First name(s) John Joseph
Last name Cook
Relationship Head
Marital status Married
Age 31
Birth year 1850
Birth place Houghton, Durham, England

Household members (5 people)

First name(s)

Last name

Relationship

Marital status

Age

Birth year

Birth place

Full record

John Joseph

Cook

Head

Married

31

1850

Houghton, Durham, England

Mary

Cook

Wife

Married

29

1852

Hamsterley, Durham, England

Nicholas George

Cook

Son

Single

2

1879

Washington, Durham, England

Jane Winter

Cook

Daughter

Single

0

1881

Washington, Durham, England

Catherine

Mc Gune

Servant

Single

19

1862

Ireland

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