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Household of Thomas Cook (born 1834, Lancashire)

1881 England, Wales & Scotland Census in Blackburn, 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 4 other people are on this record

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In the 1881 Census, the household of Thomas Cook, born in 1834 in Mellor, Lancashire, consisted of 5 members. Thomas was the head of the household, married to Sarah Cook, born in 1836 in Blackburn, Lancashire, England. They had 2 children; Richard P (born 1865 in Blackburn, Lancashire, England) and William (born 1870 in Over Darwen, Lancashire, England).
During the period, also present in the household was Thomas's Boarder, John Turnbull, born in 1816 in Yorkshire, England.


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Thomas Cook's household

Male

Thomas

Cook

Head
Female

Sarah

Cook

Wife
Male

Richard P

Cook

Son
Male

William

Cook

Son
Male

John

Turnbull

Boarder
First name(s) Thomas
Last name Cook
Relationship Head
Marital status Married
Age 47
Birth year 1834
Birth place Mellor, Lancashire, England

Household members (5 people)

First name(s)

Last name

Relationship

Marital status

Age

Birth year

Birth place

Full record

Thomas

Cook

Head

Married

47

1834

Mellor, Lancashire, England

Sarah

Cook

Wife

Married

45

1836

Blackburn, Lancashire, England

Richard P

Cook

Son

Single

16

1865

Blackburn, Lancashire, England

William

Cook

Son

Single

11

1870

Over Darwen, Lancashire, England

John

Turnbull

Boarder

Widower

65

1816

Yorkshire, England

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