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Household of John Rook (born 1852, Cumberland)

1881 England, Wales & Scotland Census in Barrow in Furness, 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 Rook and 6 other people are on this record

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In the 1881 Census, the household of John Rook, born in 1852 in Wigton, Cumberland, consisted of 7 members. John was the head of the household, married to Jane Rook, born in 1832 in Wigton, Cumberland, England. They had 3 children; Elizabeth (born 1858 in Wigton, Cumberland, England), Jane (born 1865 in Wigton, Lancashire, England) and Isabella (born 1871 in Barrow, Cheshire, England).
During the period, also present in the household were John's Mother, Jane (born 1832 in Wigton, Cumberland, England), John's Boarder, Pratrick (born 1858 in Whitehaven, Cumberland, England) and John's Boarder, Thomas (born 1848 in Whitehaven, Cumberland, England).


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John Rook's household

Male

John

Rook

Head
Female

Jane

Rook

Mother
Female

Elizabeth

Rook

Daughter
Female

Jane

Rook

Daughter
Female

Isabella

Rook

Daughter
Male

Pratrick

Bradly

Boarder
Male

Thomas

Graves

Boarder
First name(s) John
Last name Rook
Relationship Head
Marital status Married
Age 29
Birth year 1852
Birth place Wigton, Cumberland, England

Household members (7 people)

First name(s)

Last name

Relationship

Marital status

Age

Birth year

Birth place

Full record

John

Rook

Head

Married

29

1852

Wigton, Cumberland, England

Jane

Rook

Mother

Married

49

1832

Wigton, Cumberland, England

Elizabeth

Rook

Daughter

Single

23

1858

Wigton, Cumberland, England

Jane

Rook

Daughter

Single

16

1865

Wigton, Lancashire, England

Isabella

Rook

Daughter

Single

10

1871

Barrow, Cheshire, England

Pratrick

Bradly

Boarder

Single

23

1858

Whitehaven, Cumberland, England

Thomas

Graves

Boarder

Single

33

1848

Whitehaven, Cumberland, England

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