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Household of Benjamin Cowell (born 1844, Lancashire)

1881 England, Wales & Scotland Census in Rochdale, 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.

Benjamin Cowell and 2 other people are on this record

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In the 1881 Census, the household of Benjamin Cowell, born in 1844 in Rochdale, Lancashire, consisted of 3 members. Benjamin was the head of the household, married to Jane Cowell, born in 1842 in Rochdale, Lancashire, England. They had 1 child; James, born 1871 in Rochdale, Lancashire, England.


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Benjamin Cowell's household

Male

Benjamin

Cowell

Head
Female

Jane

Cowell

Wife
Male

James

Cowell

Son
First name(s) Benjamin
Last name Cowell
Relationship Head
Marital status Married
Age 37
Birth year 1844
Birth place Rochdale, Lancashire, England

Household members (3 people)

First name(s)

Last name

Relationship

Marital status

Age

Birth year

Birth place

Full record

Benjamin

Cowell

Head

Married

37

1844

Rochdale, Lancashire, England

Jane

Cowell

Wife

Married

39

1842

Rochdale, Lancashire, England

James

Cowell

Son

Single

10

1871

Rochdale, Lancashire, England

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