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Household of Edward Cowie (born 1839, Northumberland)
1881 England, Wales & Scotland Census in Wakefield, 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.
Edward Cowie and 8 other people are on this record
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In the 1881 Census, the household of Edward Cowie, born in 1839 in Northumberland, consisted of 9 members. Edward was the head of the household, married to Frances A Cowie, born in 1841 in Durham, England. They had 6 children; Luke (born 1869 in Harwell, Durham, England), Robert B (born 1871 in Durham, England), Elizabeth (born 1873 in Sharlston, Yorkshire, England), Frances (born 1875 in Sharlston, Yorkshire, England), Ellen (born 1878 in Sharlston, Yorkshire, England) and Edith (born 1881 in Sharlston, Yorkshire, England).
During the period, also present in the household was Edward's Servant, Caroline Graffton, born in 1867 in Wales.
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Edward Cowie's household
Edward
Cowie
Head
Frances A
Cowie
Wife
Luke
Cowie
Son
Robert B
Cowie
Son
Elizabeth
Cowie
Daughter
Frances
Cowie
Daughter
Ellen
Cowie
Daughter
Edith
Cowie
Daughter
Caroline
Graffton
Servant
| First name(s) | Edward |
| Last name | Cowie |
| Relationship | Head |
| Marital status | Married |
| Age | 42 |
| Birth year | 1839 |
| Birth place | Northumberland, England |
Household members (9 people)
First name(s) | Last name | Relationship | Marital status | Age | Birth year | Birth place | Full record |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
Edward | Cowie | Head | Married | 42 | 1839 | Northumberland, England | |
Frances A | Cowie | Wife | Married | 40 | 1841 | Durham, England | |
Luke | Cowie | Son | Single | 12 | 1869 | Harwell, Durham, England | |
Robert B | Cowie | Son | Single | 10 | 1871 | Durham, England | |
Elizabeth | Cowie | Daughter | Single | 8 | 1873 | Sharlston, Yorkshire, England | |
Frances | Cowie | Daughter | Single | 6 | 1875 | Sharlston, Yorkshire, England | |
Ellen | Cowie | Daughter | Single | 3 | 1878 | Sharlston, Yorkshire, England | |
Edith | Cowie | Daughter | Single | 0 | 1881 | Sharlston, Yorkshire, England | |
Caroline | Graffton | Servant | Single | 14 | 1867 | Wales |
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