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Household of Matthew Cook (born 1849, 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 5 other people are on this record

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In the 1881 Census, the household of Matthew Cook, born in 1849 in Whitwell, Durham, consisted of 6 members. Matthew was the head of the household, married to Jane Cook, born in 1857 in Spennymoor, Durham, England. They had 2 children; Fred (born 1875 in Spennymoor, Durham, England) and Mary S (born 1878 in Spennymoor, Durham, England).
During the period, also present in the household were Matthew's Grand Father, Michael (born 1804 in Lamesley, Durham, England) and Matthew's Servant, Grace (born 1865 in Spennymoor, Durham, England).


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Matthew Cook's household

Male

Matthew

Cook

Head
Female

Jane

Cook

Wife
Male

Fred

Cook

Son
Female

Mary S

Cook

Daughter
Male

Michael

Cook

Grand Father
Female

Grace

Brown

Servant
First name(s) Matthew
Last name Cook
Relationship Head
Marital status Married
Age 32
Birth year 1849
Birth place Whitwell, Durham, England

Household members (6 people)

First name(s)

Last name

Relationship

Marital status

Age

Birth year

Birth place

Full record

Matthew

Cook

Head

Married

32

1849

Whitwell, Durham, England

Jane

Cook

Wife

Married

24

1857

Spennymoor, Durham, England

Fred

Cook

Son

Single

6

1875

Spennymoor, Durham, England

Mary S

Cook

Daughter

Single

3

1878

Spennymoor, Durham, England

Michael

Cook

Grand Father

Widower

77

1804

Lamesley, Durham, England

Grace

Brown

Servant

Single

16

1865

Spennymoor, Durham, England

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