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Household of Edward W Cowling (born 1840, Essex)

1881 England, Wales & Scotland Census in Greenwich, London,Kent, 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 W Cowling and 11 other people are on this record

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In the 1881 Census, the household of Edward W Cowling, born in 1840 in Grays, Essex, consisted of 12 members. Edward W was the head of the household, married to Mary Ann Cowling, born in 1842 in Deptford, Kent, England. They had 9 children; Emma S (born 1862 in Deptford, Kent, England), Edward W (born 1864 in Lewisham, Kent, England), Hannah M (born 1866 in Deptford, Kent, England), Jane E (born 1869 in Deptford, Kent, England), Alice (born 1871 in Deptford, Kent, England), Henry G (born 1873 in Deptford, Kent, England), Eliza (born 1875 in Deptford, Kent, England), Harriet (born 1877 in Deptford, Kent, England) and William J T (born 1880 in Deptford, Kent, England).
During the period, also present in the household was Edward W's Mother, Sarah Cowling, born in 1817 in Canterbury, Kent, England.


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Edward W Cowling's household

Male

Edward W

Cowling

Head
Female

Mary Ann

Cowling

Wife
Female

Emma S

Cowling

Daughter
Male

Edward W

Cowling

Son
Female

Hannah M

Cowling

Daughter
Female

Jane E

Cowling

Daughter
Female

Alice

Cowling

Daughter
Male

Henry G

Cowling

Son
Female

Eliza

Cowling

Daughter
Female

Harriet

Cowling

Daughter
Male

William J T

Cowling

Son
Female

Sarah

Cowling

Mother
First name(s) Edward W
Last name Cowling
Relationship Head
Marital status Married
Age 41
Birth year 1840
Birth place Grays, Essex, England

Household members (12 people)

First name(s)

Last name

Relationship

Marital status

Age

Birth year

Birth place

Full record

Edward W

Cowling

Head

Married

41

1840

Grays, Essex, England

Mary Ann

Cowling

Wife

Married

39

1842

Deptford, Kent, England

Emma S

Cowling

Daughter

Single

19

1862

Deptford, Kent, England

Edward W

Cowling

Son

Single

17

1864

Lewisham, Kent, England

Hannah M

Cowling

Daughter

Single

15

1866

Deptford, Kent, England

Jane E

Cowling

Daughter

Single

12

1869

Deptford, Kent, England

Alice

Cowling

Daughter

Single

10

1871

Deptford, Kent, England

Henry G

Cowling

Son

Single

8

1873

Deptford, Kent, England

Eliza

Cowling

Daughter

Single

6

1875

Deptford, Kent, England

Harriet

Cowling

Daughter

Single

4

1877

Deptford, Kent, England

William J T

Cowling

Son

Single

1

1880

Deptford, Kent, England

Sarah

Cowling

Mother

Widow

64

1817

Canterbury, Kent, England

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