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Household of William Cookson (born 1846, Lancashire)

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

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In the 1881 Census, the household of William Cookson, born in 1846 in Lancashire, consisted of 9 members. William was the head of the household, widower. He had 4 children; Robert (born 1870 in Lancashire, England), Peter (born 1871 in Lancashire, England), Mary Harrison (born 1877 in Lancashire, England) and Elizabeth (born 1879 in Lancashire, England).
During the period, also present in the household were William's Nephew, William James (born 1874 in Bolton, Lancashire, England), William's Servant, Dorothy (born 1863 in Tarleton, Lancashire, England), William's Servant, Elizabeth (born 1866 in Lancashire, England) and William's Servant, John (born 1863 in Churchtown, Lancashire, England).


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William Cookson's household

Male

William

Cookson

Head
Male

Robert

Cookson

Son
Male

Peter

Cookson

Son
Female

Mary Harrison

Cookson

Daughter
Female

Elizabeth

Cookson

Daughter
Male

William James

Garlick

Nephew
Female

Dorothy

Dobson

Servant
Female

Elizabeth

Iddon

Servant
Male

John

Cropper

Servant
First name(s) William
Last name Cookson
Relationship Head
Marital status Widower
Age 35
Birth year 1846
Birth place Lancashire, England

Household members (9 people)

First name(s)

Last name

Relationship

Marital status

Age

Birth year

Birth place

Full record

William

Cookson

Head

Widower

35

1846

Lancashire, England

Robert

Cookson

Son

Single

11

1870

Lancashire, England

Peter

Cookson

Son

Single

10

1871

Lancashire, England

Mary Harrison

Cookson

Daughter

Single

4

1877

Lancashire, England

Elizabeth

Cookson

Daughter

Single

2

1879

Lancashire, England

William James

Garlick

Nephew

Single

7

1874

Bolton, Lancashire, England

Dorothy

Dobson

Servant

Single

18

1863

Tarleton, Lancashire, England

Elizabeth

Iddon

Servant

Single

15

1866

Lancashire, England

John

Cropper

Servant

Single

18

1863

Churchtown, Lancashire, England

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