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Household of Joseph Cook (born 1845, Durham)

1881 England, Wales & Scotland Census in Poplar, London,Middlesex, 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.

Joseph Cook and 5 other people are on this record

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In the 1881 Census, the household of Joseph Cook, born in 1845 in Sunderland, Durham, consisted of 6 members. Joseph was the head of the household, married to Margaret Cook, born in 1843 in Middlesbrough, Yorkshire, England. They had 2 children; John (born 1868 in Middlesbrough, Yorkshire, England) and Joseph (born 1875 in Poplar, Middlesex, England).
During the period, also present in the household were Joseph's Aunt, Margaret (born 1797 in Stromness, Orkney, Scotland) and Joseph's Boarder, Robert (born 1868 in Sunderland, Durham, England).


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Joseph Cook's household

Male

Joseph

Cook

Head
Female

Margaret

Cook

Wife
Male

John

Cook

Son
Male

Joseph

Cook

Son
Female

Margaret

Bell

Aunt
Male

Robert

Moon

Boarder
First name(s) Joseph
Last name Cook
Relationship Head
Marital status Married
Age 36
Birth year 1845
Birth place Sunderland, Durham, England

Household members (6 people)

First name(s)

Last name

Relationship

Marital status

Age

Birth year

Birth place

Full record

Joseph

Cook

Head

Married

36

1845

Sunderland, Durham, England

Margaret

Cook

Wife

Married

38

1843

Middlesbrough, Yorkshire, England

John

Cook

Son

Single

13

1868

Middlesbrough, Yorkshire, England

Joseph

Cook

Son

Single

6

1875

Poplar, Middlesex, England

Margaret

Bell

Aunt

Widow

84

1797

Stromness, Orkney, Scotland

Robert

Moon

Boarder

Single

13

1868

Sunderland, Durham, England

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