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Household of Robert Cookson (born 1840, Lancashire)

1881 England, Wales & Scotland Census in Barrow in Furness, 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 4 other people are on this record

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In the 1881 Census, the household of Robert Cookson, born in 1840 in Ormskirk, Lancashire, consisted of 5 members. Robert was the head of the household, married to Mary A Cookson, born in 1834 in Isle of Man, Isle of Man.
During the period, also present in the household were Robert's Step Daughter, Elizabeth H (born 1869 in Whitehaven, Cumberland, England), Robert's Step Daughter, Mary R (born 1871 in Whitehaven, Cumberland, England) and Robert's Widow, Ann (born 1809 in Hutton, Cumberland, England).


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Robert Cookson's household

Male

Robert

Cookson

Head
Female

Mary A

Cookson

Wife
Female

Elizabeth H

Williamson

Step Daughter
Female

Mary R

Williamson

Step Daughter
Female

Ann

Lancaster

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

Household members (5 people)

First name(s)

Last name

Relationship

Marital status

Age

Birth year

Birth place

Full record

Robert

Cookson

Head

Married

41

1840

Ormskirk, Lancashire, England

Mary A

Cookson

Wife

Married

47

1834

Isle of Man, Isle of Man

Elizabeth H

Williamson

Step Daughter

Single

12

1869

Whitehaven, Cumberland, England

Mary R

Williamson

Step Daughter

Single

10

1871

Whitehaven, Cumberland, England

Ann

Lancaster

Widow

Widow

72

1809

Hutton, Cumberland, England

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