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Household of William Cooks (born 1840, Yorkshire)

1881 England, Wales & Scotland Census in Preston, 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 Cooks and 8 other people are on this record

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In the 1881 Census, the household of William Cooks, born in 1840 in Beverley, Yorkshire, consisted of 9 members. William was the head of the household, married to Sarah Cooks, born in 1848 in Manchester, Lancashire, England. They had 7 children; George (born 1869 in Manchester, Lancashire, England), Margaret (born 1870 in Manchester, Lancashire, England), William (born 1872 in Manchester, Lancashire, England), John E (born 1873 in York, Yorkshire, England), Elizabeth (born 1876 in Preston, Lancashire, England), Annie (born 1879 in Preston, Lancashire, England) and Arthur (born 1881 in Preston, Lancashire, England).


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William Cooks's household

Male

William

Cooks

Head
Female

Sarah

Cooks

Wife
Male

George

Cooks

Son
Female

Margaret

Cooks

Daughter
Male

William

Cooks

Son
Male

John E

Cooks

Son
Female

Elizabeth

Cooks

Daughter
Female

Annie

Cooks

Daughter
Male

Arthur

Cooks

Son
First name(s) William
Last name Cooks
Relationship Head
Marital status Married
Age 41
Birth year 1840
Birth place Beverley, Yorkshire, England

Household members (9 people)

First name(s)

Last name

Relationship

Marital status

Age

Birth year

Birth place

Full record

William

Cooks

Head

Married

41

1840

Beverley, Yorkshire, England

Sarah

Cooks

Wife

Married

33

1848

Manchester, Lancashire, England

George

Cooks

Son

Single

12

1869

Manchester, Lancashire, England

Margaret

Cooks

Daughter

Single

11

1870

Manchester, Lancashire, England

William

Cooks

Son

Single

9

1872

Manchester, Lancashire, England

John E

Cooks

Son

Single

8

1873

York, Yorkshire, England

Elizabeth

Cooks

Daughter

Single

5

1876

Preston, Lancashire, England

Annie

Cooks

Daughter

Single

2

1879

Preston, Lancashire, England

Arthur

Cooks

Son

Single

0

1881

Preston, Lancashire, England

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