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Household of Charles W Cowper (born 1842, Shropshire)

1881 England, Wales & Scotland Census in Prestwich, 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.

Charles W Cowper and 6 other people are on this record

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In the 1881 Census, the household of Charles W Cowper, born in 1842 in Tilley Green, Shropshire, consisted of 7 members. Charles W was the head of the household, widower. He had 4 children; Gertrude A (born 1867 in Chester, Cheshire, England), Charles (born 1868 in Chester, Cheshire, England), Martha E (born 1870 in Manchester, Lancashire, England) and John W (born 1873 in Manchester, Lancashire, England).
During the period, also present in the household were Charles W's Mother, Ann (born 1810 in Chirk, Denbighshire, Wales) and Charles W's Brother, James (born 1845 in Tilley Green, Shropshire, England).


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Charles W Cowper's household

Male

Charles W

Cowper

Head
Female

Gertrude A

Cowper

Daughter
Male

Charles

Cowper

Son
Female

Martha E

Cowper

Daughter
Male

John W

Cowper

Son
Female

Ann

Cowper

Mother
Male

James

Cowper

Brother
First name(s) Charles W
Last name Cowper
Relationship Head
Marital status Widower
Age 39
Birth year 1842
Birth place Tilley Green, Shropshire, England

Household members (7 people)

First name(s)

Last name

Relationship

Marital status

Age

Birth year

Birth place

Full record

Charles W

Cowper

Head

Widower

39

1842

Tilley Green, Shropshire, England

Gertrude A

Cowper

Daughter

Single

14

1867

Chester, Cheshire, England

Charles

Cowper

Son

Single

13

1868

Chester, Cheshire, England

Martha E

Cowper

Daughter

Single

11

1870

Manchester, Lancashire, England

John W

Cowper

Son

Single

8

1873

Manchester, Lancashire, England

Ann

Cowper

Mother

Widow

71

1810

Chirk, Denbighshire, Wales

James

Cowper

Brother

Married

36

1845

Tilley Green, Shropshire, England

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