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Household of George W Cowing (born 1836, Hertfordshire)

1881 England, Wales & Scotland Census in Barnet, Hertfordshire, 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 W Cowing and 9 other people are on this record

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In the 1881 Census, the household of George W Cowing, born in 1836 in Barnet, Hertfordshire, consisted of 10 members. George W was the head of the household, married to Elizabeth Cowing, born in 1838 in Barnet, Hertfordshire, England. They had 4 children; L May (born 1868 in Barnet, Hertfordshire, England), Leslie J (born 1872 in Barnet, Hertfordshire, England), Winifred E (born 1876 in Barnet, Hertfordshire, England) and Lawrence G (born 1880 in Barnet, Hertfordshire, England).
During the period, also present in the household were George W's Sister, Jane (born 1830 in Barnet, Hertfordshire, England), George W's Niece, Jessie H (born 1864 in Maidstone, Kent, England), George W's Servant, Emma (born 1843 in Barnet, Hertfordshire, England) and George W's Servant, Kate (born 1866 in Barnet, Hertfordshire, England).


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George W Cowing's household

Male

George W

Cowing

Head
Female

Elizabeth

Cowing

Wife
Female

L May

Cowing

Daughter
Male

Leslie J

Cowing

Son
Female

Winifred E

Cowing

Daughter
Male

Lawrence G

Cowing

Son
Female

Jane

Cowing

Sister
Female

Jessie H

Cowing

Niece
Female

Emma

Jaques

Servant
Female

Kate

Andrews

Servant
First name(s) George W
Last name Cowing
Relationship Head
Marital status Married
Age 45
Birth year 1836
Birth place Barnet, Hertfordshire, England

Household members (10 people)

First name(s)

Last name

Relationship

Marital status

Age

Birth year

Birth place

Full record

George W

Cowing

Head

Married

45

1836

Barnet, Hertfordshire, England

Elizabeth

Cowing

Wife

Married

43

1838

Barnet, Hertfordshire, England

L May

Cowing

Daughter

Single

13

1868

Barnet, Hertfordshire, England

Leslie J

Cowing

Son

Single

9

1872

Barnet, Hertfordshire, England

Winifred E

Cowing

Daughter

Single

5

1876

Barnet, Hertfordshire, England

Lawrence G

Cowing

Son

Single

1

1880

Barnet, Hertfordshire, England

Jane

Cowing

Sister

-

51

1830

Barnet, Hertfordshire, England

Jessie H

Cowing

Niece

Single

17

1864

Maidstone, Kent, England

Emma

Jaques

Servant

-

38

1843

Barnet, Hertfordshire, England

Kate

Andrews

Servant

Single

15

1866

Barnet, Hertfordshire, England

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