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Household of Dorcas Cowland (born 1831, Buckinghamshire)

1881 England, Wales & Scotland Census in Kensington, 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.

Dorcas Cowland and 2 other people are on this record

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In the 1881 Census, the household of Dorcas Cowland, born in 1831 in Buckingham, Buckinghamshire, consisted of 3 members. Dorcas was the head of the household, widow. She had 1 child; Alice, born 1862 in Kensington, Middlesex, England.
During the period, also present in the household was Dorcas's Servant, Elizabeth Hobson, born in 1857 in Wycomb, Buckinghamshire, England.


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Dorcas Cowland's household

Female

Dorcas

Cowland

Head
Female

Alice

Cowland

Daughter
Female

Elizabeth

Hobson

Servant
First name(s) Dorcas
Last name Cowland
Relationship Head
Marital status Widow
Age 50
Birth year 1831
Birth place Buckingham, Buckinghamshire, England

Household members (3 people)

First name(s)

Last name

Relationship

Marital status

Age

Birth year

Birth place

Full record

Dorcas

Cowland

Head

Widow

50

1831

Buckingham, Buckinghamshire, England

Alice

Cowland

Daughter

Single

19

1862

Kensington, Middlesex, England

Elizabeth

Hobson

Servant

Single

24

1857

Wycomb, Buckinghamshire, England

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