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Household of Richard Cookson (born 1826, 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.

Richard Cookson and 5 other people are on this record

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In the 1881 Census, the household of Richard Cookson, born in 1826 in Warton, Lancashire, consisted of 6 members. Richard was the head of the household, married to Ellen Cookson, born in 1836 in Cabus, Lancashire, England. They had 1 child; Thomas, born 1873 in Liverpool, Lancashire, England.
During the period, also present in the household were Richard's Farm Servant, John (born 1852 in Ireland), Richard's Farm Servant, Robert (born 1857 in Newton, Lancashire, England) and Richard's Dom Servant, Ellen (born 1863 in Woodplumpton, Lancashire, England).


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Richard Cookson's household

Male

Richard

Cookson

Head
Female

Ellen

Cookson

Wife
Male

Thomas

Cookson

Son
Male

John

Coxhlan

Farm Servant
Male

Robert

Entwistle

Farm Servant
Female

Ellen

Carter

Dom Servant
First name(s) Richard
Last name Cookson
Relationship Head
Marital status Married
Age 55
Birth year 1826
Birth place Warton, Lancashire, England

Household members (6 people)

First name(s)

Last name

Relationship

Marital status

Age

Birth year

Birth place

Full record

Richard

Cookson

Head

Married

55

1826

Warton, Lancashire, England

Ellen

Cookson

Wife

Married

45

1836

Cabus, Lancashire, England

Thomas

Cookson

Son

Single

8

1873

Liverpool, Lancashire, England

John

Coxhlan

Farm Servant

Single

29

1852

Ireland

Robert

Entwistle

Farm Servant

Single

24

1857

Newton, Lancashire, England

Ellen

Carter

Dom Servant

Single

18

1863

Woodplumpton, Lancashire, England

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