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Household of Benjamin H Cowper (born 1823, Northamptonshire)

1881 England, Wales & Scotland Census in Hackney, London,Middlesex, 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 H Cowper and 3 other people are on this record

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In the 1881 Census, the household of Benjamin H Cowper, born in 1823 in Wellingborough, Northamptonshire, consisted of 4 members. Benjamin H was the head of the household, married to Harriet H Cowper, born in 1822 in Birmingham, Warwickshire, England.
During the period, also present in the household were Benjamin H's Visitor, Caroline W S (born 1859 in Handsworth, Staffordshire, England) and Benjamin H's Servant, Amy (born 1861 in Waltham Abbey, Hertfordshire, England).


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Benjamin H Cowper's household

Male

Benjamin H

Cowper

Head
Female

Harriet H

Cowper

Wife
Female

Caroline W S

Polli

Visitor
Female

Amy

Curtis

Servant
First name(s) Benjamin H
Last name Cowper
Relationship Head
Marital status Married
Age 58
Birth year 1823
Birth place Wellingborough, Northamptonshire, England

Household members (4 people)

First name(s)

Last name

Relationship

Marital status

Age

Birth year

Birth place

Full record

Benjamin H

Cowper

Head

Married

58

1823

Wellingborough, Northamptonshire, England

Harriet H

Cowper

Wife

Married

59

1822

Birmingham, Warwickshire, England

Caroline W S

Polli

Visitor

Single

22

1859

Handsworth, Staffordshire, England

Amy

Curtis

Servant

Single

20

1861

Waltham Abbey, Hertfordshire, England

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