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Household of Thomas Cook (born 1849, Staffordshire)

1881 England, Wales & Scotland Census in Wakefield, Yorkshire,Yorkshire (West Riding), 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 6 other people are on this record

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In the 1881 Census, the household of Thomas Cook, born in 1849 in Sedgley, Staffordshire, consisted of 7 members. Thomas was the head of the household, married to Maria Cook, born in 1850 in Sedgley, Staffordshire, England. They had 4 children; Phoebe (born 1873 in Altofts, Yorkshire, England), Sarah (born 1875 in Altofts, Yorkshire, England), Isaac (born 1878 in Normanton, Yorkshire, England) and Joseph J (born 1881 in Normanton, Yorkshire, England).
During the period, also present in the household was Thomas's Mother In Law, Phoebe Oakley, born in 1811 in Sedgley, Staffordshire, England.


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Thomas Cook's household

Male

Thomas

Cook

Head
Female

Maria

Cook

Wife
Female

Phoebe

Cook

Daughter
Female

Sarah

Cook

Daughter
Male

Isaac

Cook

Son
Male

Joseph J

Cook

Son
Female

Phoebe

Oakley

Mother In Law
First name(s) Thomas
Last name Cook
Relationship Head
Marital status Married
Age 32
Birth year 1849
Birth place Sedgley, Staffordshire, England

Household members (7 people)

First name(s)

Last name

Relationship

Marital status

Age

Birth year

Birth place

Full record

Thomas

Cook

Head

Married

32

1849

Sedgley, Staffordshire, England

Maria

Cook

Wife

Married

31

1850

Sedgley, Staffordshire, England

Phoebe

Cook

Daughter

Single

8

1873

Altofts, Yorkshire, England

Sarah

Cook

Daughter

Single

6

1875

Altofts, Yorkshire, England

Isaac

Cook

Son

Single

3

1878

Normanton, Yorkshire, England

Joseph J

Cook

Son

Single

0

1881

Normanton, Yorkshire, England

Phoebe

Oakley

Mother In Law

Widow

70

1811

Sedgley, Staffordshire, England

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