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Household of Alfred Cowburn (born 1841, Lancashire)

1881 England, Wales & Scotland Census in Bury, 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.

Alfred Cowburn and 5 other people are on this record

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In the 1881 Census, the household of Alfred Cowburn, born in 1841 in Besses O' Th' Barn, Lancashire, consisted of 6 members. Alfred was the head of the household, married to Mary Cowburn, born in 1842 in Besses O' Th' Barn, Lancashire, England. They had 4 children; Robert H (born 1871 in Radcliffe, Lancashire, England), Arthur (born 1873 in Radcliffe, Lancashire, England), Sarah E (born 1877 in Radcliffe, Lancashire, England) and George (born 1880 in Radcliffe, Lancashire, England).


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Alfred Cowburn's household

Male

Alfred

Cowburn

Head
Female

Mary

Cowburn

Wife
Male

Robert H

Cowburn

Son
Male

Arthur

Cowburn

Son
Female

Sarah E

Cowburn

Daughter
Male

George

Cowburn

Son
First name(s) Alfred
Last name Cowburn
Relationship Head
Marital status Married
Age 40
Birth year 1841
Birth place Besses O' Th' Barn, Lancashire, England

Household members (6 people)

First name(s)

Last name

Relationship

Marital status

Age

Birth year

Birth place

Full record

Alfred

Cowburn

Head

Married

40

1841

Besses O' Th' Barn, Lancashire, England

Mary

Cowburn

Wife

Married

39

1842

Besses O' Th' Barn, Lancashire, England

Robert H

Cowburn

Son

Single

10

1871

Radcliffe, Lancashire, England

Arthur

Cowburn

Son

Single

8

1873

Radcliffe, Lancashire, England

Sarah E

Cowburn

Daughter

Single

4

1877

Radcliffe, Lancashire, England

George

Cowburn

Son

Single

1

1880

Radcliffe, Lancashire, England

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