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Household of George Cowls (born 1831, Huntingdonshire)

1881 England, Wales & Scotland Census in Dewsbury, 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.

George Cowls and 5 other people are on this record

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In the 1881 Census, the household of George Cowls, born in 1831 in Molesworth, Huntingdonshire, consisted of 6 members. George was the head of the household, married to Elizabeth Cowls, born in 1830 in Cambridgeshire, England. They had 2 children; George (born 1874 in Eye, Suffolk, England) and John C (born 1865 in Eye, Suffolk, England).
During the period, also present in the household were George's Stepson, John (born 1863 in Eye, Suffolk, England) and George's Stepdaughter, Mary J (born 1867 in Thorney, Cambridgeshire, England).


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George Cowls's household

Male

George

Cowls

Head
Female

Elizabeth

Cowls

Wife
Male

George

Cowls

Son
Male

John C

Cowls

Son
Male

John

Rowe

Stepson
Female

Mary J

Rowe

Stepdaughter
First name(s) George
Last name Cowls
Relationship Head
Marital status Married
Age 50
Birth year 1831
Birth place Molesworth, Huntingdonshire, England

Household members (6 people)

First name(s)

Last name

Relationship

Marital status

Age

Birth year

Birth place

Full record

George

Cowls

Head

Married

50

1831

Molesworth, Huntingdonshire, England

Elizabeth

Cowls

Wife

Married

51

1830

Cambridgeshire, England

George

Cowls

Son

Single

7

1874

Eye, Suffolk, England

John C

Cowls

Son

Single

16

1865

Eye, Suffolk, England

John

Rowe

Stepson

Single

18

1863

Eye, Suffolk, England

Mary J

Rowe

Stepdaughter

Single

14

1867

Thorney, Cambridgeshire, England

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