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Household of Thomas Cook (born 1811, Lancashire)

1881 England, Wales & Scotland Census in Chorlton, 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 10 other people are on this record

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In the 1881 Census, the household of Thomas Cook, born in 1811 in Eccles, Lancashire, consisted of 11 members. Thomas was the head of the household, widower. He had 2 children; Helen Elizth (born 1847 in Eccles, Lancashire, England) and Emily M (born 1855 in Eccles, Lancashire, England).
During the period, also present in the household were Thomas's Servant, Mary (born 1832 in Scotland), Thomas's Servant, Mary (born 1851 in Ellesmere, Shropshire, England), Thomas's Servant, Sarah (born 1849 in Shropshire, England), Thomas's Servant, Ann (born 1857 in Braddock, Derbyshire, England), Thomas's Servant, Elizabeth (born 1859 in Darfield, Yorkshire, England), Thomas's Servant, Fanny (born 1863 in Montgomery, Montgomeryshire, Wales), Thomas's Brother, J C (born 1832 in Shirland, Derbyshire, England) and Thomas's Servant, Arthur (born 1852 in Asfordby, Leicestershire, England).


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Thomas Cook's household

Male

Thomas

Cook

Head
Female

Helen Elizth

Cook

Daughter
Female

Emily M

Cook

Daughter
Female

Mary

Wood

Servant
Female

Mary

Jones

Servant
Female

Sarah

Edwards

Servant
Female

Ann

Moon

Servant
Female

Elizabeth

Harrison

Servant
Female

Fanny

Davis

Servant
Male

J C

Turner

Brother
Male

Arthur

Street

Servant
First name(s) Thomas
Last name Cook
Relationship Head
Marital status Widower
Age 70
Birth year 1811
Birth place Eccles, Lancashire, England

Household members (11 people)

First name(s)

Last name

Relationship

Marital status

Age

Birth year

Birth place

Full record

Thomas

Cook

Head

Widower

70

1811

Eccles, Lancashire, England

Helen Elizth

Cook

Daughter

Single

34

1847

Eccles, Lancashire, England

Emily M

Cook

Daughter

Single

26

1855

Eccles, Lancashire, England

Mary

Wood

Servant

Single

49

1832

Scotland

Mary

Jones

Servant

Single

30

1851

Ellesmere, Shropshire, England

Sarah

Edwards

Servant

Single

32

1849

Shropshire, England

Ann

Moon

Servant

Single

24

1857

Braddock, Derbyshire, England

Elizabeth

Harrison

Servant

Single

22

1859

Darfield, Yorkshire, England

Fanny

Davis

Servant

Single

18

1863

Montgomery, Montgomeryshire, Wales

J C

Turner

Brother

Married

49

1832

Shirland, Derbyshire, England

Arthur

Street

Servant

Single

29

1852

Asfordby, Leicestershire, England

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