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Household of Richard Cookson (born 1807, 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 6 other people are on this record

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In the 1881 Census, the household of Richard Cookson, born in 1807 in Lytham, Lancashire, consisted of 7 members. Richard was the head of the household, married to Mary Cookson, born in 1828 in Bispham, Lancashire, England. They had 3 children; Alice (born 1856 in Lytham, Lancashire, England), Isabella (born 1860 in Lytham, Lancashire, England) and Margaret (born 1862 in Lytham, Lancashire, England).
During the period, also present in the household were Richard's Niece, Eleanor (born 1839 in Sutton, Lancashire, England) and Richard's Boarder, Lawrence (born 1799 in Kirkham, Lancashire, England).


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Richard Cookson's household

Male

Richard

Cookson

Head
Female

Mary

Cookson

Wife
Female

Alice

Cookson

Daughter
Female

Isabella

Cookson

Daughter
Female

Margaret

Cookson

Daughter
Female

Eleanor

Cookson

Niece
Male

Lawrence

Wolfe

Boarder
First name(s) Richard
Last name Cookson
Relationship Head
Marital status Married
Age 74
Birth year 1807
Birth place Lytham, Lancashire, England

Household members (7 people)

First name(s)

Last name

Relationship

Marital status

Age

Birth year

Birth place

Full record

Richard

Cookson

Head

Married

74

1807

Lytham, Lancashire, England

Mary

Cookson

Wife

Married

53

1828

Bispham, Lancashire, England

Alice

Cookson

Daughter

Single

25

1856

Lytham, Lancashire, England

Isabella

Cookson

Daughter

Single

21

1860

Lytham, Lancashire, England

Margaret

Cookson

Daughter

Single

19

1862

Lytham, Lancashire, England

Eleanor

Cookson

Niece

Single

42

1839

Sutton, Lancashire, England

Lawrence

Wolfe

Boarder

Single

82

1799

Kirkham, Lancashire, England

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