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Household of Richard Cooks (born 1837, Cornwall)

1881 England, Wales & Scotland Census in Kensington, London,Middlesex, 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.

Richard Cooks and 6 other people are on this record

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In the 1881 Census, the household of Richard Cooks, born in 1837 in Probus, Cornwall, consisted of 7 members. Richard was the head of the household, married to Nora Matthews, born in 1879 in Paddington, Middlesex, England. They had 2 children; Nora (born 1879 in Paddington, Middlesex, England) and Lila (born 1880 in Paddington, Middlesex, England).
During the period, also present in the household were Richard's Servant, Eliza (born 1848 in Ringwood, Hampshire, England), Richard's Servant, Mary (born 1856 in Romford, Essex, England), Richard's Servant, Annie (born 1857 in Brentwood, Essex, England) and Richard's Servant, Emily (born 1862 in Stepney, Middlesex, England).


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Richard Cooks's household

Male

Richard

Cooks

Head
Female

Nora

Matthews

Daughter
Female

Lila

Matthews

Daughter
Female

Eliza

Barrow

Servant
Female

Mary

Amey

Servant
Female

Annie

Pompett

Servant
Female

Emily

Head

Servant
First name(s) Richard
Last name Cooks
Relationship Head
Marital status Married
Age 44
Birth year 1837
Birth place Probus, Cornwall, England

Household members (7 people)

First name(s)

Last name

Relationship

Marital status

Age

Birth year

Birth place

Full record

Richard

Cooks

Head

Married

44

1837

Probus, Cornwall, England

Nora

Matthews

Daughter

Single

2

1879

Paddington, Middlesex, England

Lila

Matthews

Daughter

Single

1

1880

Paddington, Middlesex, England

Eliza

Barrow

Servant

Single

33

1848

Ringwood, Hampshire, England

Mary

Amey

Servant

Single

25

1856

Romford, Essex, England

Annie

Pompett

Servant

Single

24

1857

Brentwood, Essex, England

Emily

Head

Servant

Single

19

1862

Stepney, Middlesex, England

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