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Household of Adam Cowen (born 1826, Cumberland)

1881 England, Wales & Scotland Census in Wharfedale, Yorkshire,Yorkshire (West Riding), 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.

Adam Cowen and 9 other people are on this record

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In the 1881 Census, the household of Adam Cowen, born in 1826 in Cumberland, consisted of 10 members. Adam was the head of the household, married to Ann Cowen, born in 1838 in Skipton, Yorkshire, England. They had 7 children; Ada (born 1866 in Newcastle under Lyme, Staffordshire, England), Mary (born 1867 in Ilkley, Yorkshire, England), William (born 1869 in Newcastle under Lyme, Staffordshire, England), Eliza (born 1872 in Newcastle under Lyme, Staffordshire, England), Ethel (born 1875 in Newcastle under Lyme, Staffordshire, England), George L (born 1878 in Stoke on Trent, Staffordshire, England) and Maud (born 1880 in Ilkley, Yorkshire, England).
During the period, also present in the household was Adam's Servant, Mary I Bremmar, born in 1862 in Wolstanton, Staffordshire, England.


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Adam Cowen's household

Male

Adam

Cowen

Head
Female

Ann

Cowen

Wife
Female

Ada

Cowen

Daughter
Female

Mary

Cowen

Daughter
Male

William

Cowen

Son
Female

Eliza

Cowen

Daughter
Female

Ethel

Cowen

Daughter
Male

George L

Cowen

Son
Female

Maud

Cowen

Daughter
Female

Mary I

Bremmar

Servant
First name(s) Adam
Last name Cowen
Relationship Head
Marital status Married
Age 55
Birth year 1826
Birth place Cumberland, England

Household members (10 people)

First name(s)

Last name

Relationship

Marital status

Age

Birth year

Birth place

Full record

Adam

Cowen

Head

Married

55

1826

Cumberland, England

Ann

Cowen

Wife

Married

43

1838

Skipton, Yorkshire, England

Ada

Cowen

Daughter

Single

15

1866

Newcastle under Lyme, Staffordshire, England

Mary

Cowen

Daughter

Single

14

1867

Ilkley, Yorkshire, England

William

Cowen

Son

Single

12

1869

Newcastle under Lyme, Staffordshire, England

Eliza

Cowen

Daughter

Single

9

1872

Newcastle under Lyme, Staffordshire, England

Ethel

Cowen

Daughter

Single

6

1875

Newcastle under Lyme, Staffordshire, England

George L

Cowen

Son

Single

3

1878

Stoke on Trent, Staffordshire, England

Maud

Cowen

Daughter

Single

1

1880

Ilkley, Yorkshire, England

Mary I

Bremmar

Servant

Single

19

1862

Wolstanton, Staffordshire, England

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