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Household of Christopher Cowgill (born 1835, Yorkshire)

1881 England, Wales & Scotland Census in Bradford, Yorkshire,Yorkshire (West Riding), 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.

Christopher Cowgill and 7 other people are on this record

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In the 1881 Census, the household of Christopher Cowgill, born in 1835 in Thornton, Yorkshire, consisted of 8 members. Christopher was the head of the household, married to Mary Cowgill, born in 1836 in Wandsworth, Yorkshire, England. They had 5 children; Sarah A (born 1862 in Bradford, Yorkshire, England), Albert (born 1865 in Bradford, Yorkshire, England), Turner (born 1873 in Bradford, Yorkshire, England), Martha E (born 1876 in Bradford, Yorkshire, England) and John C (born 1879 in Bradford, Yorkshire, England).
During the period, also present in the household was Christopher's Sister In Law, Martha Sowden, born in 1839 in Wandsworth, Yorkshire, England.


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Christopher Cowgill's household

Male

Christopher

Cowgill

Head
Female

Mary

Cowgill

Wife
Female

Sarah A

Cowgill

Daughter
Male

Albert

Cowgill

Son
Male

Turner

Cowgill

Son
Female

Martha E

Cowgill

Daughter
Male

John C

Cowgill

Son
Female

Martha

Sowden

Sister In Law
First name(s) Christopher
Last name Cowgill
Relationship Head
Marital status Married
Age 46
Birth year 1835
Birth place Thornton, Yorkshire, England

Household members (8 people)

First name(s)

Last name

Relationship

Marital status

Age

Birth year

Birth place

Full record

Christopher

Cowgill

Head

Married

46

1835

Thornton, Yorkshire, England

Mary

Cowgill

Wife

Married

45

1836

Wandsworth, Yorkshire, England

Sarah A

Cowgill

Daughter

Single

19

1862

Bradford, Yorkshire, England

Albert

Cowgill

Son

Single

16

1865

Bradford, Yorkshire, England

Turner

Cowgill

Son

Single

8

1873

Bradford, Yorkshire, England

Martha E

Cowgill

Daughter

Single

5

1876

Bradford, Yorkshire, England

John C

Cowgill

Son

Single

2

1879

Bradford, Yorkshire, England

Martha

Sowden

Sister In Law

Married

42

1839

Wandsworth, Yorkshire, England

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