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Household of Thomas Cook (born 1832, Durham)

1881 England, Wales & Scotland Census in South Shields, Durham, 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 9 other people are on this record

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In the 1881 Census, the household of Thomas Cook, born in 1832 in Chester Le Street, Durham, consisted of 10 members. Thomas was the head of the household, married to Mary Cook, born in 1840 in Wheldrake, Yorkshire, England. They had 8 children; John (born 1865 in Shields, Durham, England), Alice (born 1867 in South Shields, Durham, England), Thomas (born 1869 in South Shields, Durham, England), Joseph (born 1871 in South Shields, Durham, England), Martha (born 1873 in South Shields, Durham, England), James (born 1875 in South Shields, Durham, England), Mary Ann (born 1878 in South Shields, Durham, England) and Dorothy Jane (born 1879 in South Shields, Durham, England).


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Thomas Cook's household

Male

Thomas

Cook

Head
Female

Mary

Cook

Wife
Male

John

Cook

Son
Female

Alice

Cook

Daughter
Male

Thomas

Cook

Son
Male

Joseph

Cook

Son
Female

Martha

Cook

Daughter
Male

James

Cook

Son
Female

Mary Ann

Cook

Daughter
Female

Dorothy Jane

Cook

Daughter
First name(s) Thomas
Last name Cook
Relationship Head
Marital status Married
Age 49
Birth year 1832
Birth place Chester Le Street, Durham, England

Household members (10 people)

First name(s)

Last name

Relationship

Marital status

Age

Birth year

Birth place

Full record

Thomas

Cook

Head

Married

49

1832

Chester Le Street, Durham, England

Mary

Cook

Wife

Married

41

1840

Wheldrake, Yorkshire, England

John

Cook

Son

Single

16

1865

Shields, Durham, England

Alice

Cook

Daughter

Single

14

1867

South Shields, Durham, England

Thomas

Cook

Son

Single

12

1869

South Shields, Durham, England

Joseph

Cook

Son

Single

10

1871

South Shields, Durham, England

Martha

Cook

Daughter

Single

8

1873

South Shields, Durham, England

James

Cook

Son

Single

6

1875

South Shields, Durham, England

Mary Ann

Cook

Daughter

Single

3

1878

South Shields, Durham, England

Dorothy Jane

Cook

Daughter

Single

2

1879

South Shields, Durham, England

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