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Household of Alice Cowbourn (born 1843, Lancashire)

1881 England, Wales & Scotland Census in Burnley, 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.

Alice Cowbourn and 8 other people are on this record

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In the 1881 Census, the household of Alice Cowbourn, born in 1843 in Blackburn, Lancashire, consisted of 9 members. Alice was the head of the household, widow. She had 7 children; William Henry (born 1862 in Darwen, Lancashire, England), Mary Jane (born 1865 in Blackburn, Lancashire, England), Rebecca (born 1869 in Darwen, Lancashire, England), Martha (born 1872 in Blackburn, Lancashire, England), Mary Ann (born 1875 in Brierfield, Lancashire, England), Robert (born 1876 in Read, Lancashire, England) and Elizabeth (born 1879 in Blackburn, Lancashire, England).
During the period, also present in the household was Alice's Sister In Law, Sister Mary Ellen Broadbury, born in 1857 in Blackburn, Lancashire, England.


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Alice Cowbourn's household

Female

Alice

Cowbourn

Head
Male

William Henry

Cowbourn

Son
Female

Mary Jane

Cowbourn

Daughter
Female

Rebecca

Cowbourn

Daughter
Female

Martha

Cowbourn

Daughter
Female

Mary Ann

Cowbourn

Daughter
Male

Robert

Cowbourn

Son
Female

Sister Mary Ellen

Broadbury

Sister In Law
Female

Elizabeth

Broadbury

Daughter
First name(s) Alice
Last name Cowbourn
Relationship Head
Marital status Widow
Age 38
Birth year 1843
Birth place Blackburn, Lancashire, England

Household members (9 people)

First name(s)

Last name

Relationship

Marital status

Age

Birth year

Birth place

Full record

Alice

Cowbourn

Head

Widow

38

1843

Blackburn, Lancashire, England

William Henry

Cowbourn

Son

Single

19

1862

Darwen, Lancashire, England

Mary Jane

Cowbourn

Daughter

Single

16

1865

Blackburn, Lancashire, England

Rebecca

Cowbourn

Daughter

Single

12

1869

Darwen, Lancashire, England

Martha

Cowbourn

Daughter

Single

9

1872

Blackburn, Lancashire, England

Mary Ann

Cowbourn

Daughter

Single

6

1875

Brierfield, Lancashire, England

Robert

Cowbourn

Son

Single

5

1876

Read, Lancashire, England

Sister Mary Ellen

Broadbury

Sister In Law

Married

24

1857

Blackburn, Lancashire, England

Elizabeth

Broadbury

Daughter

Single

2

1879

Blackburn, Lancashire, England

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