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Household of Samuel Cook (born 1839, Middlesex)

1881 England, Wales & Scotland Census in West Ham, London,Essex, 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.

Samuel Cook and 10 other people are on this record

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In the 1881 Census, the household of Samuel Cook, born in 1839 in Poplar, Middlesex, consisted of 11 members. Samuel was the head of the household, married to Sarah A Cook, born in 1841 in Spitalfields, Middlesex, England. They had 7 children; Sarah A (born 1867 in Bethnal Green, Middlesex, England), Mary A (born 1869 in Bethnal Green, Middlesex, England), Samuel (born 1873 in Whitechapel, Middlesex, England), Albert (born 1876 in Mile End, Middlesex, England), Edward (born 1878 in Forest Gate, Essex, England), Reuben (born 1880 in Forest Gate, Essex, England) and Thomas H (born 1880 in Forest Gate, Essex, England).
During the period, also present in the household was Samuel's Lodger Head, Thomas J Melton, born in 1852 in Norfolk, England.


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Samuel Cook's household

Male

Samuel

Cook

Head
Female

Sarah A

Cook

Wife
Female

Sarah A

Cook

Daughter
Female

Mary A

Cook

Daughter
Male

Samuel

Cook

Son
Male

Albert

Cook

Son
Male

Edward

Cook

Son
Male

Reuben

Cook

Son
Male

Thomas J

Melton

Lodger Head
Female

Maria

Melton

Wife
Male

Thomas H

Melton

Son
First name(s) Samuel
Last name Cook
Relationship Head
Marital status Married
Age 42
Birth year 1839
Birth place Poplar, Middlesex, England

Household members (11 people)

First name(s)

Last name

Relationship

Marital status

Age

Birth year

Birth place

Full record

Samuel

Cook

Head

Married

42

1839

Poplar, Middlesex, England

Sarah A

Cook

Wife

Married

40

1841

Spitalfields, Middlesex, England

Sarah A

Cook

Daughter

Single

14

1867

Bethnal Green, Middlesex, England

Mary A

Cook

Daughter

Single

12

1869

Bethnal Green, Middlesex, England

Samuel

Cook

Son

Single

8

1873

Whitechapel, Middlesex, England

Albert

Cook

Son

Single

5

1876

Mile End, Middlesex, England

Edward

Cook

Son

Single

3

1878

Forest Gate, Essex, England

Reuben

Cook

Son

Single

1

1880

Forest Gate, Essex, England

Thomas J

Melton

Lodger Head

Married

29

1852

Norfolk, England

Maria

Melton

Wife

Married

29

1852

Woodford, Essex, England

Thomas H

Melton

Son

Single

1

1880

Forest Gate, Essex, England

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