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Household of Robert Cookson (born 1819, Lancashire)
1881 England, Wales & Scotland Census in Wigan, 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.
Robert Cookson and 7 other people are on this record
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In the 1881 Census, the household of Robert Cookson, born in 1819 in Lancashire, consisted of 8 members. Robert was the head of the household, married to Mary Cookson, born in 1829 in Lancashire, England. They had 4 children; William (born 1852 in Mawdesley, Lancashire, England), Margaret (born 1854 in Wigan, Lancashire, England), Cath (born 1856 in Wigan, Lancashire, England) and Mary (born 1861 in Wigan, Lancashire, England). They had 2 grandchildren; Isabella (born 1873 in Wigan, Lancashire, England) and Mary (born 1879 in Wigan, Lancashire, England).
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Robert Cookson's household
Robert
Cookson
Head
Mary
Cookson
Wife
William
Cookson
Son
Margaret
Mackay
Daughter
Cath
Cookson
Daughter
Mary
Cookson
Daughter
Isabella
Mackay
Grand Daughter
Mary
Mackay
Grand Daughter
| First name(s) | Robert |
| Last name | Cookson |
| Relationship | Head |
| Marital status | Married |
| Age | 62 |
| Birth year | 1819 |
| Birth place | Lancashire, England |
Household members (8 people)
First name(s) | Last name | Relationship | Marital status | Age | Birth year | Birth place | Full record |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
Robert | Cookson | Head | Married | 62 | 1819 | Lancashire, England | |
Mary | Cookson | Wife | Married | 52 | 1829 | Lancashire, England | |
William | Cookson | Son | Single | 29 | 1852 | Mawdesley, Lancashire, England | |
Margaret | Mackay | Daughter | Widow | 27 | 1854 | Wigan, Lancashire, England | |
Cath | Cookson | Daughter | Single | 25 | 1856 | Wigan, Lancashire, England | |
Mary | Cookson | Daughter | Single | 20 | 1861 | Wigan, Lancashire, England | |
Isabella | Mackay | Grand Daughter | Single | 8 | 1873 | Wigan, Lancashire, England | |
Mary | Mackay | Grand Daughter | Single | 2 | 1879 | Wigan, Lancashire, England |
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