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Household of Samuel Cookson (born 1837, Shropshire)

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.

Samuel Cookson and 9 other people are on this record

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In the 1881 Census, the household of Samuel Cookson, born in 1837 in Shropshire, consisted of 10 members. Samuel was the head of the household, married to Mary Cookson, born in 1837 in Shropshire, England. They had 8 children; George (born 1857 in Shropshire, England), Thomas (born 1858 in Shropshire, England), Sarah Ann (born 1861 in Shropshire, England), Samuel (born 1863 in Shropshire, England), Eliza (born 1867 in Shropshire, England), Frank (born 1874 in Standish, Lancashire, England), James (born 1871 in Standish, Lancashire, England) and John (born 1879 in Standish, Lancashire, England).


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Samuel Cookson's household

Male

Samuel

Cookson

Head
Female

Mary

Cookson

Wife
Male

George

Cookson

Son
Male

Thomas

Cookson

Son
Female

Sarah Ann

Cookson

Daughter
Male

Samuel

Cookson

Son
Female

Eliza

Cookson

Daughter
Male

Frank

Cookson

Son
Male

James

Cookson ((Tranter))

Son
Male

John

Cookson ((Tranter))

Son
First name(s) Samuel
Last name Cookson
Relationship Head
Marital status Married
Age 44
Birth year 1837
Birth place Shropshire, England

Household members (10 people)

First name(s)

Last name

Relationship

Marital status

Age

Birth year

Birth place

Full record

Samuel

Cookson

Head

Married

44

1837

Shropshire, England

Mary

Cookson

Wife

Married

44

1837

Shropshire, England

George

Cookson

Son

Single

24

1857

Shropshire, England

Thomas

Cookson

Son

Single

23

1858

Shropshire, England

Sarah Ann

Cookson

Daughter

Single

20

1861

Shropshire, England

Samuel

Cookson

Son

Single

18

1863

Shropshire, England

Eliza

Cookson

Daughter

Single

14

1867

Shropshire, England

Frank

Cookson

Son

Single

7

1874

Standish, Lancashire, England

James

Cookson ((Tranter))

Son

Single

10

1871

Standish, Lancashire, England

John

Cookson ((Tranter))

Son

Single

2

1879

Standish, Lancashire, England

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