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Household of Joseph Cook (born 1840, Lancashire)

1881 England, Wales & Scotland Census in Rochdale, 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.

Joseph Cook and 7 other people are on this record

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In the 1881 Census, the household of Joseph Cook, born in 1840 in Bacup, Lancashire, consisted of 8 members. Joseph was the head of the household, married to Jane A Cook, born in 1844 in Bacup, Lancashire, England. They had 6 children; Sarah A (born 1866 in Bacup, Lancashire, England), William (born 1867 in Bacup, Lancashire, England), Liley (born 1870 in Bacup, Lancashire, England), James (born 1871 in Bacup, Lancashire, England), Jane (born 1874 in Whitworth, Lancashire, England) and Bertha (born 1877 in Shaw, Lancashire, England).


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Joseph Cook's household

Male

Joseph

Cook

Head
Female

Jane A

Cook

Wife
Female

Sarah A

Cook

Daughter
Male

William

Cook

Son
Female

Liley

Cook

Daughter
Male

James

Cook

Son
Female

Jane

Cook

Daughter
Female

Bertha

Cook

Daughter
First name(s) Joseph
Last name Cook
Relationship Head
Marital status Married
Age 41
Birth year 1840
Birth place Bacup, Lancashire, England

Household members (8 people)

First name(s)

Last name

Relationship

Marital status

Age

Birth year

Birth place

Full record

Joseph

Cook

Head

Married

41

1840

Bacup, Lancashire, England

Jane A

Cook

Wife

Married

37

1844

Bacup, Lancashire, England

Sarah A

Cook

Daughter

Single

15

1866

Bacup, Lancashire, England

William

Cook

Son

Single

14

1867

Bacup, Lancashire, England

Liley

Cook

Daughter

Single

11

1870

Bacup, Lancashire, England

James

Cook

Son

Single

10

1871

Bacup, Lancashire, England

Jane

Cook

Daughter

Single

7

1874

Whitworth, Lancashire, England

Bertha

Cook

Daughter

Single

4

1877

Shaw, Lancashire, England

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