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Household of Thomas Cook (born 1833, Lancashire)

1881 England, Wales & Scotland Census in West Derby, 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.

Thomas Cook and 11 other people are on this record

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In the 1881 Census, the household of Thomas Cook, born in 1833 in Wigan, Lancashire, consisted of 12 members. Thomas was the head of the household, married to Sarah Cook, born in 1841 in Bury, Lancashire, England. They had 7 children; Bessie J (born 1860 in Liverpool, Lancashire, England), James H (born 1862 in Liverpool, Lancashire, England), Edith A (born 1864 in Liverpool, Lancashire, England), Sarah M (born 1870 in Liverpool, Lancashire, England), Martha E (born 1872 in Liverpool, Lancashire, England), John Herbert (born 1875 in Liverpool, Lancashire, England) and Infant (born 1881 in Liverpool, Lancashire, England).
During the period, also present in the household were Thomas's Svt, Ellen (born 1856 in Caernarvon, Caernarvonshire, Wales), Thomas's Svt, Elizabeth (born 1868 in Liverpool, Lancashire, England) and Thomas's Svt, Prudence (born 1825 in Rainhill, Lancashire, England).


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Thomas Cook's household

Male

Thomas

Cook

Head
Female

Sarah

Cook

Wife
Female

Bessie J

Cook

Daughter
Male

James H

Cook

Son
Female

Edith A

Cook

Daughter
Female

Sarah M

Cook

Daughter
Female

Martha E

Cook

Daughter
Male

John Herbert

Cook

Son
Male

Infant

Cook

Son
Female

Ellen

Owen

Svt
Female

Elizabeth

Gale

Svt
Female

Prudence

Clay

Svt
First name(s) Thomas
Last name Cook
Relationship Head
Marital status Married
Age 48
Birth year 1833
Birth place Wigan, Lancashire, England

Household members (12 people)

First name(s)

Last name

Relationship

Marital status

Age

Birth year

Birth place

Full record

Thomas

Cook

Head

Married

48

1833

Wigan, Lancashire, England

Sarah

Cook

Wife

Married

40

1841

Bury, Lancashire, England

Bessie J

Cook

Daughter

Single

21

1860

Liverpool, Lancashire, England

James H

Cook

Son

Single

19

1862

Liverpool, Lancashire, England

Edith A

Cook

Daughter

Single

17

1864

Liverpool, Lancashire, England

Sarah M

Cook

Daughter

Single

11

1870

Liverpool, Lancashire, England

Martha E

Cook

Daughter

Single

9

1872

Liverpool, Lancashire, England

John Herbert

Cook

Son

Single

6

1875

Liverpool, Lancashire, England

Infant

Cook

Son

Single

0

1881

Liverpool, Lancashire, England

Ellen

Owen

Svt

Single

25

1856

Caernarvon, Caernarvonshire, Wales

Elizabeth

Gale

Svt

Single

13

1868

Liverpool, Lancashire, England

Prudence

Clay

Svt

Widow

56

1825

Rainhill, Lancashire, England

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