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Household of Thomas Cook (born 1836, Middlesex)

1881 England, Wales & Scotland Census in Fulham, London,Middlesex, 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.

Thomas Cook and 7 other people are on this record

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In the 1881 Census, the household of Thomas Cook, born in 1836 in Paddington, Middlesex, consisted of 8 members. Thomas was the head of the household, married to Ellen Cook, born in 1849 in Cork, Cork, Ireland. They had 3 children; Thomas (born 1875 in Hammersmith, Middlesex, England), John R (born 1877 in Hammersmith, Middlesex, England) and Ellen (born 1881 in Hammersmith, Middlesex, England).
During the period, also present in the household were Thomas's Lodger, William H (born 1860 in Fulham, Middlesex, England), Thomas's Lodger, John (born 1861 in Kensington, Middlesex, England) and Thomas's Lodger, Henry (born 1864 in Kensington, Middlesex, England).


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Thomas Cook's household

Male

Thomas

Cook

Head
Female

Ellen

Cook

Wife
Male

Thomas

Cook

Son
Male

John R

Cook

Son
Female

Ellen

Cook

Daughter
Male

William H

Best

Lodger
Male

John

Pralty

Lodger
Male

Henry

Pralty

Lodger
First name(s) Thomas
Last name Cook
Relationship Head
Marital status Married
Age 45
Birth year 1836
Birth place Paddington, Middlesex, England

Household members (8 people)

First name(s)

Last name

Relationship

Marital status

Age

Birth year

Birth place

Full record

Thomas

Cook

Head

Married

45

1836

Paddington, Middlesex, England

Ellen

Cook

Wife

Married

32

1849

Cork, Cork, Ireland

Thomas

Cook

Son

Single

6

1875

Hammersmith, Middlesex, England

John R

Cook

Son

Single

4

1877

Hammersmith, Middlesex, England

Ellen

Cook

Daughter

Single

0

1881

Hammersmith, Middlesex, England

William H

Best

Lodger

Single

21

1860

Fulham, Middlesex, England

John

Pralty

Lodger

Single

20

1861

Kensington, Middlesex, England

Henry

Pralty

Lodger

Single

17

1864

Kensington, Middlesex, England

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