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Household of William Cook (born 1840, Renfrewshire)

1881 England, Wales & Scotland Census in Kinning Park, Lanarkshire, Scotland

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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 1840 in Greenock, Renfrewshire, consisted of 8 members. William was the head of the household, married to Agnes Cook, born in 1843 in Greenock, Renfrewshire, Scotland. They had 3 children; William (born 1864 in Renfrew, Renfrewshire, Scotland), Duncan (born 1870 in Renfrewshire, Scotland) and John (born 1876 in Renfrewshire, Scotland).
During the period, also present in the household were William's Brother-In-Law, James (born 1859 in Greenock, Renfrewshire, Scotland), William's Sister-In-Law, Helen (born 1862 in Kelvinhaugh, Lanarkshire, Scotland) and William's Boarder, Jane (born 1881 in Clackmannanshire, Scotland).


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William Cook's household

Male

William

Cook

Head
Female

Agnes

Cook

Wife
Male

William

Cook

Son
Male

Duncan

Cook

Son
Male

John

Cook

Son
Male

James

Walker

Brother-In-Law
Female

Helen

Walker

Sister-In-Law
Female

Jane

Disher

Boarder
First name(s) William
Last name Cook
Relationship Head
Marital status Married
Age 41
Birth year 1840
Birth place Greenock, Renfrewshire, Scotland

Household members (8 people)

First name(s)

Last name

Relationship

Marital status

Age

Birth year

Birth place

Full record

William

Cook

Head

Married

41

1840

Greenock, Renfrewshire, Scotland

Agnes

Cook

Wife

Married

38

1843

Greenock, Renfrewshire, Scotland

William

Cook

Son

Unmarried

17

1864

Renfrew, Renfrewshire, Scotland

Duncan

Cook

Son

-

11

1870

Renfrewshire, Scotland

John

Cook

Son

-

5

1876

Renfrewshire, Scotland

James

Walker

Brother-In-Law

Unmarried

22

1859

Greenock, Renfrewshire, Scotland

Helen

Walker

Sister-In-Law

Unmarried

19

1862

Kelvinhaugh, Lanarkshire, Scotland

Jane

Disher

Boarder

-

0

1881

Clackmannanshire, Scotland

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