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Household of Joseph Cookson (born 1834, Cheshire)

1881 England, Wales & Scotland Census in Prestwich, 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 Cookson and 7 other people are on this record

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In the 1881 Census, the household of Joseph Cookson, born in 1834 in Over, Cheshire, consisted of 8 members. Joseph was the head of the household, married to Elizabeth Cookson, born in 1842 in Winsford, Cheshire, England. They had 6 children; Mary (born 1861 in Darnall, Cheshire, England), John (born 1864 in Coppenhall, Cheshire, England), Thomas (born 1869 in Willesden, Cheshire, England), Frank (born 1872 in Willesden, Cheshire, England), Alice (born 1875 in Cheshire, England) and Elizabeth (born 1879 in Cheshire, England).


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Joseph Cookson's household

Male

Joseph

Cookson

Head
Female

Elizabeth

Cookson

Wife
Female

Mary

Cookson

Daughter
Male

John

Cookson

Son
Male

Thomas

Cookson

Son
Male

Frank

Cookson

Son
Female

Alice

Cookson

Daughter
Female

Elizabeth

Cookson

Daughter
First name(s) Joseph
Last name Cookson
Relationship Head
Marital status Married
Age 47
Birth year 1834
Birth place Over, Cheshire, England

Household members (8 people)

First name(s)

Last name

Relationship

Marital status

Age

Birth year

Birth place

Full record

Joseph

Cookson

Head

Married

47

1834

Over, Cheshire, England

Elizabeth

Cookson

Wife

Married

39

1842

Winsford, Cheshire, England

Mary

Cookson

Daughter

Single

20

1861

Darnall, Cheshire, England

John

Cookson

Son

Single

17

1864

Coppenhall, Cheshire, England

Thomas

Cookson

Son

Single

12

1869

Willesden, Cheshire, England

Frank

Cookson

Son

Single

9

1872

Willesden, Cheshire, England

Alice

Cookson

Daughter

Single

6

1875

Cheshire, England

Elizabeth

Cookson

Daughter

Single

2

1879

Cheshire, England

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