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Household of Denis Jacob Cowles (born 1855, Surrey)

1881 England, Wales & Scotland Census in Headington, Oxfordshire, 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.

Denis Jacob Cowles and 4 other people are on this record

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In the 1881 Census, the household of Denis Jacob Cowles, born in 1855 in Croydon, Surrey, consisted of 5 members. Denis Jacob was the head of the household, married to Emma Cowles, born in 1854 in Birkenhead, Cheshire, England.
During the period, also present in the household were Denis Jacob's Sister In Law, Olivia (born 1846 in Liverpool, Lancashire, England), Denis Jacob's Srvt, Annie (born 1833 in Oxford, Oxfordshire, England) and Denis Jacob's Srvt, Alice Marian (born 1870 in City of London, Middlesex, England).


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Denis Jacob Cowles's household

Male

Denis Jacob

Cowles

Head
Female

Emma

Cowles

Wife
Female

Olivia

Gawthorp

Sister In Law
Female

Annie

Green

Srvt
Female

Alice Marian

Green

Srvt
First name(s) Denis Jacob
Last name Cowles
Relationship Head
Marital status Married
Age 26
Birth year 1855
Birth place Croydon, Surrey, England

Household members (5 people)

First name(s)

Last name

Relationship

Marital status

Age

Birth year

Birth place

Full record

Denis Jacob

Cowles

Head

Married

26

1855

Croydon, Surrey, England

Emma

Cowles

Wife

Married

27

1854

Birkenhead, Cheshire, England

Olivia

Gawthorp

Sister In Law

Single

35

1846

Liverpool, Lancashire, England

Annie

Green

Srvt

Single

48

1833

Oxford, Oxfordshire, England

Alice Marian

Green

Srvt

Single

11

1870

City of London, Middlesex, England

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