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Household of Moses Cookson (born 1845, Lancashire)

1881 England, Wales & Scotland Census in Fylde, 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.

Moses Cookson and 7 other people are on this record

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In the 1881 Census, the household of Moses Cookson, born in 1845 in Kirkham, Lancashire, consisted of 8 members. Moses was the head of the household, married to Hannah Cookson, born in 1847 in Lytham, Lancashire, England. They had 5 children; Robert (born 1871 in Lytham, Lancashire, England), Richard (born 1872 in Lytham, Lancashire, England), Mary A (born 1875 in Lytham, Lancashire, England), Edwin (born 1876 in Lytham, Lancashire, England) and Ada (born 1879 in Lytham, Lancashire, England).
During the period, also present in the household was Moses's Apprentice, Thomas Hornby, born in 1864 in Kirkham, Lancashire, England.


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Moses Cookson's household

Male

Moses

Cookson

Head
Female

Hannah

Cookson

Wife
Male

Robert

Cookson

Son
Male

Richard

Cookson

Son
Female

Mary A

Cookson

Daughter
Male

Edwin

Cookson

Son
Female

Ada

Cookson

Daughter
Male

Thomas

Hornby

Apprentice
First name(s) Moses
Last name Cookson
Relationship Head
Marital status Married
Age 36
Birth year 1845
Birth place Kirkham, Lancashire, England

Household members (8 people)

First name(s)

Last name

Relationship

Marital status

Age

Birth year

Birth place

Full record

Moses

Cookson

Head

Married

36

1845

Kirkham, Lancashire, England

Hannah

Cookson

Wife

Married

34

1847

Lytham, Lancashire, England

Robert

Cookson

Son

Single

10

1871

Lytham, Lancashire, England

Richard

Cookson

Son

Single

9

1872

Lytham, Lancashire, England

Mary A

Cookson

Daughter

Single

6

1875

Lytham, Lancashire, England

Edwin

Cookson

Son

Single

5

1876

Lytham, Lancashire, England

Ada

Cookson

Daughter

Single

2

1879

Lytham, Lancashire, England

Thomas

Hornby

Apprentice

Single

17

1864

Kirkham, Lancashire, England

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