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Household of William Cook (born 1851, Lancashire)

1881 England, Wales & Scotland Census in Oldham, 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.

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 1851 in Stalybridge, Lancashire, consisted of 8 members. William was the head of the household, married to Sarah Cook, born in 1853 in Oldham, Lancashire, England. They had 4 children; John J (born 1875 in Oldham, Lancashire, England), William (born 1877 in Oldham, Lancashire, England), Clara (born 1879 in Oldham, Lancashire, England) and Florence (born 1881 in Oldham, Lancashire, England).
During the period, also present in the household were William's Boarder, Sarah (born 1838 in Wath, Yorkshire, England) and William's Brother In Law, John S (born 1857 in Oldham, Lancashire, England).


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William Cook's household

Male

William

Cook

Head
Female

Sarah

Cook

Wife
Male

John J

Cook

Son
Male

William

Cook

Son
Female

Clara

Cook

Daughter
Female

Florence

Cook

Daughter
Female

Sarah

Owen

Boarder
Male

John S

Jump

Brother In Law
First name(s) William
Last name Cook
Relationship Head
Marital status Married
Age 30
Birth year 1851
Birth place Stalybridge, Lancashire, England

Household members (8 people)

First name(s)

Last name

Relationship

Marital status

Age

Birth year

Birth place

Full record

William

Cook

Head

Married

30

1851

Stalybridge, Lancashire, England

Sarah

Cook

Wife

Married

28

1853

Oldham, Lancashire, England

John J

Cook

Son

Single

6

1875

Oldham, Lancashire, England

William

Cook

Son

Single

4

1877

Oldham, Lancashire, England

Clara

Cook

Daughter

Single

2

1879

Oldham, Lancashire, England

Florence

Cook

Daughter

Single

0

1881

Oldham, Lancashire, England

Sarah

Owen

Boarder

Married

43

1838

Wath, Yorkshire, England

John S

Jump

Brother In Law

Single

24

1857

Oldham, Lancashire, England

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