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Household of Thomas Cook (born 1836, Kent)

1881 England, Wales & Scotland Census in Elham, 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 1836 in Aldington, Kent, consisted of 8 members. Thomas was the head of the household, married to Jane Cook, born in 1840 in St Peter's, Kent, England. They had 4 children; Thomas (born 1866 in Folkestone, Kent, England), Robert (born 1868 in Folkestone, Kent, England), William (born 1872 in Folkestone, Kent, England) and John (born 1877 in Folkestone, Kent, England).
During the period, also present in the household were Thomas's Sister, Sarah (born 1833 in Aldington, Kent, England) and Thomas's Visitor, Mary (born 1826 in Douglas, Isle of Man, Isle of Man).


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Thomas Cook's household

Male

Thomas

Cook

Head
Female

Jane

Cook

Wife
Male

Thomas

Cook

Son
Male

Robert

Cook

Son
Male

William

Cook

Son
Male

John

Cook

Son
Female

Sarah

Chittenden

Sister
Female

Mary

Ferguson

Visitor
First name(s) Thomas
Last name Cook
Relationship Head
Marital status Married
Age 45
Birth year 1836
Birth place Aldington, Kent, 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

Aldington, Kent, England

Jane

Cook

Wife

Married

41

1840

St Peter's, Kent, England

Thomas

Cook

Son

Single

15

1866

Folkestone, Kent, England

Robert

Cook

Son

Single

13

1868

Folkestone, Kent, England

William

Cook

Son

Single

9

1872

Folkestone, Kent, England

John

Cook

Son

Single

4

1877

Folkestone, Kent, England

Sarah

Chittenden

Sister

Married

48

1833

Aldington, Kent, England

Mary

Ferguson

Visitor

Married

55

1826

Douglas, Isle of Man, Isle of Man

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