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Household of Thomas Cook (born 1848, Lancashire)

1881 England, Wales & Scotland Census in Tonbridge, Kent, 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 1848 in Liverpool, Lancashire, consisted of 8 members. Thomas was the head of the household, married to Mary Cook, born in 1850 in Ashurst, Kent, England. They had 3 children; Henry (born 1874 in Rusthall, Kent, England), Mary (born 1876 in Southborough, Kent, England) and Christopher (born 1880 in Southborough, Kent, England).
During the period, also present in the household were Thomas's Brother, Arnold (born 1853 in City of London, Middlesex, England), Thomas's Lodger, William (born 1828 in Hartfield, Sussex, England) and Thomas's Lodger, Ellen (born 1828 in Hartfield, Sussex, England).


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Thomas Cook's household

Male

Thomas

Cook

Head
Female

Mary

Cook

Wife
Male

Henry

Cook

Son
Female

Mary

Cook

Daughter
Male

Christopher

Cook

Son
Male

Arnold

Cook

Brother
Male

William

Davey

Lodger
Female

Ellen

Davey

Lodger
First name(s) Thomas
Last name Cook
Relationship Head
Marital status Married
Age 33
Birth year 1848
Birth place Liverpool, Lancashire, England

Household members (8 people)

First name(s)

Last name

Relationship

Marital status

Age

Birth year

Birth place

Full record

Thomas

Cook

Head

Married

33

1848

Liverpool, Lancashire, England

Mary

Cook

Wife

Married

31

1850

Ashurst, Kent, England

Henry

Cook

Son

Single

7

1874

Rusthall, Kent, England

Mary

Cook

Daughter

Single

5

1876

Southborough, Kent, England

Christopher

Cook

Son

Single

1

1880

Southborough, Kent, England

Arnold

Cook

Brother

Single

28

1853

City of London, Middlesex, England

William

Davey

Lodger

Married

53

1828

Hartfield, Sussex, England

Ellen

Davey

Lodger

Married

53

1828

Hartfield, Sussex, England

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