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Household of Matthew Cook (born 1837, Durham)

1881 England, Wales & Scotland Census in Durham, 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.

Matthew Cook and 9 other people are on this record

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In the 1881 Census, the household of Matthew Cook, born in 1837 in Durham, Durham, consisted of 10 members. Matthew was the head of the household, married to Mary A Cook, born in 1845 in Somerset, England. They had 7 children; Mary J (born 1865 in Durham, Durham, England), Henry (born 1868 in Durham, Durham, England), Robert (born 1870 in Durham, Durham, England), Annie (born 1871 in Durham, Durham, England), James (born 1872 in Durham, Durham, England), Alfred (born 1875 in Durham, Durham, England) and Edith (born 1877 in Durham, Durham, England).
During the period, also present in the household was Matthew's Servant, Leviana Dixon, born in 1865 in Durham, Durham, England.


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Matthew Cook's household

Male

Matthew

Cook

Head
Female

Mary A

Cook

Wife
Female

Mary J

Cook

Daughter
Male

Henry

Cook

Son
Male

Robert

Cook

Son
Female

Annie

Cook

Daughter
Male

James

Cook

Son
Male

Alfred

Cook

Son
Female

Edith

Cook

Daughter
Female

Leviana

Dixon

Servant
First name(s) Matthew
Last name Cook
Relationship Head
Marital status Married
Age 44
Birth year 1837
Birth place Durham, Durham, England

Household members (10 people)

First name(s)

Last name

Relationship

Marital status

Age

Birth year

Birth place

Full record

Matthew

Cook

Head

Married

44

1837

Durham, Durham, England

Mary A

Cook

Wife

Married

36

1845

Somerset, England

Mary J

Cook

Daughter

Single

16

1865

Durham, Durham, England

Henry

Cook

Son

Single

13

1868

Durham, Durham, England

Robert

Cook

Son

Single

11

1870

Durham, Durham, England

Annie

Cook

Daughter

Single

10

1871

Durham, Durham, England

James

Cook

Son

Single

9

1872

Durham, Durham, England

Alfred

Cook

Son

Single

6

1875

Durham, Durham, England

Edith

Cook

Daughter

Single

4

1877

Durham, Durham, England

Leviana

Dixon

Servant

Single

16

1865

Durham, Durham, England

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