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Household of William Cook (born 1836, Cheshire)

1881 England, Wales & Scotland Census in Altrincham, Cheshire, 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.

William Cook and 7 other people are on this record

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In the 1881 Census, the household of William Cook, born in 1836 in High Legh, Cheshire, consisted of 8 members. William was the head of the household, married to Ann Cook, born in 1850 in Manchester, Lancashire, England. They had 2 children; William (born 1878 in High Legh, Cheshire, England) and Bertie (born 1880 in High Legh, Cheshire, England).
During the period, also present in the household were William's Nephew, Ernest (born 1875 in High Legh, Cheshire, England), William's Servant, Mary (born 1866 in Hatton, Cheshire, England), William's Servant, James (born 1868 in Hatton, Cheshire, England) and William's Servant, John (born 1831 in Ireland).


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William Cook's household

Male

William

Cook

Head
Female

Ann

Cook

Wife
Male

William

Cook

Son
Male

Bertie

Cook

Son
Male

Ernest

Whitlow

Nephew
Female

Mary

Bramhall

Servant
Male

James

Bramhall

Servant
Male

John

Groak

Servant
First name(s) William
Last name Cook
Relationship Head
Marital status Married
Age 45
Birth year 1836
Birth place High Legh, Cheshire, England

Household members (8 people)

First name(s)

Last name

Relationship

Marital status

Age

Birth year

Birth place

Full record

William

Cook

Head

Married

45

1836

High Legh, Cheshire, England

Ann

Cook

Wife

Married

31

1850

Manchester, Lancashire, England

William

Cook

Son

Single

3

1878

High Legh, Cheshire, England

Bertie

Cook

Son

Single

1

1880

High Legh, Cheshire, England

Ernest

Whitlow

Nephew

Single

6

1875

High Legh, Cheshire, England

Mary

Bramhall

Servant

Single

15

1866

Hatton, Cheshire, England

James

Bramhall

Servant

Single

13

1868

Hatton, Cheshire, England

John

Groak

Servant

Married

50

1831

Ireland

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