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Household of Robert Cookson (born 1840, Lancashire)

1881 England, Wales & Scotland Census in Preston, 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 9 other people are on this record

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In the 1881 Census, the household of Robert Cookson, born in 1840 in Longton, Lancashire, consisted of 10 members. Robert was the head of the household, married to Alice Cookson, born in 1835 in Longton, Lancashire, England. They had 7 children; Margaret (born 1861 in Longton, Lancashire, England), John (born 1865 in Longton, Lancashire, England), Richard (born 1868 in Croston, Lancashire, England), William (born 1871 in Croston, Lancashire, England), Elizabeth (born 1873 in Longton, Lancashire, England), Hugh (born 1878 in Longton, Lancashire, England) and Annie (born 1880 in Longton, Lancashire, England).
During the period, also present in the household was Robert's Mother, Ann Simmonds, born in 1806 in Longton, Lancashire, England.


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Robert Cookson's household

Male

Robert

Cookson

Head
Female

Alice

Cookson

Wife
Female

Margaret

Cookson

Daughter
Male

John

Cookson

Son
Male

Richard

Cookson

Son
Male

William

Cookson

Son
Female

Elizabeth

Cookson

Daughter
Male

Hugh

Cookson

Son
Female

Annie

Cookson

Daughter
Female

Ann

Simmonds

Mother
First name(s) Robert
Last name Cookson
Relationship Head
Marital status Married
Age 41
Birth year 1840
Birth place Longton, Lancashire, England

Household members (10 people)

First name(s)

Last name

Relationship

Marital status

Age

Birth year

Birth place

Full record

Robert

Cookson

Head

Married

41

1840

Longton, Lancashire, England

Alice

Cookson

Wife

Married

46

1835

Longton, Lancashire, England

Margaret

Cookson

Daughter

Single

20

1861

Longton, Lancashire, England

John

Cookson

Son

Single

16

1865

Longton, Lancashire, England

Richard

Cookson

Son

Single

13

1868

Croston, Lancashire, England

William

Cookson

Son

Single

10

1871

Croston, Lancashire, England

Elizabeth

Cookson

Daughter

Single

8

1873

Longton, Lancashire, England

Hugh

Cookson

Son

Single

3

1878

Longton, Lancashire, England

Annie

Cookson

Daughter

Single

1

1880

Longton, Lancashire, England

Ann

Simmonds

Mother

Widow

75

1806

Longton, Lancashire, England

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