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Household of Robert Foreman Cook (born 1839, Durham)

1881 England, Wales & Scotland Census in Gateshead, Durham, 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 Foreman Cook and 5 other people are on this record

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In the 1881 Census, the household of Robert Foreman Cook, born in 1839 in Felling, Durham, consisted of 6 members. Robert Foreman was the head of the household, married to Isabella Cook, born in 1844 in Newcastle on Tyne, Northumberland, England.
During the period, also present in the household were Robert Foreman's Assistant, Ralph W (born 1848 in Wingate, Durham, England), Robert Foreman's Servant, Elizabeth (born 1858 in West Hartlepool, Durham, England), Robert Foreman's Servant, Isabella (born 1865 in Gateshead, Durham, England) and Robert Foreman's Visitor, Isabel (born 1847 in Cawood, Yorkshire, England).


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Robert Foreman Cook's household

Male

Robert Foreman

Cook

Head
Female

Isabella

Cook

Wife
Male

Ralph W

Young

Assistant
Female

Elizabeth

Work

Servant
Female

Isabella

Chambers

Servant
Female

Isabel

Lyle

Visitor
First name(s) Robert Foreman
Last name Cook
Relationship Head
Marital status Married
Age 42
Birth year 1839
Birth place Felling, Durham, England

Household members (6 people)

First name(s)

Last name

Relationship

Marital status

Age

Birth year

Birth place

Full record

Robert Foreman

Cook

Head

Married

42

1839

Felling, Durham, England

Isabella

Cook

Wife

Married

37

1844

Newcastle on Tyne, Northumberland, England

Ralph W

Young

Assistant

Single

33

1848

Wingate, Durham, England

Elizabeth

Work

Servant

Single

23

1858

West Hartlepool, Durham, England

Isabella

Chambers

Servant

Single

16

1865

Gateshead, Durham, England

Isabel

Lyle

Visitor

Married

34

1847

Cawood, Yorkshire, England

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