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Household of Edwin Cowper (born 1844, Yorkshire)

1881 England, Wales & Scotland Census in Tonbridge, 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.

Edwin Cowper and 3 other people are on this record

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In the 1881 Census, the household of Edwin Cowper, born in 1844 in Yorkshire, consisted of 4 members. Edwin was the head of the household, married to Mercy Cowper, born in 1849 in Lenham, Kent, England.
During the period, also present in the household were Edwin's Servant, Mary J (born 1864 in Chatham, Kent, England) and Edwin's Servant, Elizabeth (born 1866 in Sevenoaks, Kent, England).


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Edwin Cowper's household

Male

Edwin

Cowper

Head
Female

Mercy

Cowper

Wife
Female

Mary J

Weles

Servant
Female

Elizabeth

Weles

Servant
First name(s) Edwin
Last name Cowper
Relationship Head
Marital status Married
Age 37
Birth year 1844
Birth place Yorkshire, England

Household members (4 people)

First name(s)

Last name

Relationship

Marital status

Age

Birth year

Birth place

Full record

Edwin

Cowper

Head

Married

37

1844

Yorkshire, England

Mercy

Cowper

Wife

Married

32

1849

Lenham, Kent, England

Mary J

Weles

Servant

Single

17

1864

Chatham, Kent, England

Elizabeth

Weles

Servant

Single

15

1866

Sevenoaks, Kent, England

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