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Household of Herbert Cossins (born 1832, Somerset)

1881 England, Wales & Scotland Census in City of London, London,Middlesex, 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.

Herbert Cossins and 8 other people are on this record

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In the 1881 Census, the household of Herbert Cossins, born in 1832 in Somerset, consisted of 9 members. Herbert was the head of the household, married to Sarah G Cossins, born in 1831 in Brompton, Kent, England. They had 5 children; Mary A (born 1858 in Clerkenwell, Middlesex, England), Alfred J (born 1861 in City of London, Middlesex, England), Sophia S (born 1863 in City of London, Middlesex, England), Georema (born 1865 in City of London, Middlesex, England) and Elizabeth (born 1847 in Somers Town, Middlesex, England). They had 1 grandchild; Elizabeth, born 1881 in Somers Town, Middlesex, England.
During the period, also present in the household was Herbert's Father, Edward Powell, born in 1821 in Hereford, Herefordshire, England.


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Herbert Cossins's household

Male

Herbert

Cossins

Head
Female

Sarah G

Cossins

Wife
Female

Mary A

Cossins

Daughter
Male

Alfred J

Cossins

Son
Female

Sophia S

Cossins

Daughter
Female

Georema

Cossins

Daughter
Male

Edward

Powell

Father
Female

Elizabeth

Powell

Daughter
Female

Elizabeth

Powell

Grand Daughter
First name(s) Herbert
Last name Cossins
Relationship Head
Marital status Married
Age 49
Birth year 1832
Birth place Somerset, England

Household members (9 people)

First name(s)

Last name

Relationship

Marital status

Age

Birth year

Birth place

Full record

Herbert

Cossins

Head

Married

49

1832

Somerset, England

Sarah G

Cossins

Wife

Married

50

1831

Brompton, Kent, England

Mary A

Cossins

Daughter

Single

23

1858

Clerkenwell, Middlesex, England

Alfred J

Cossins

Son

Single

20

1861

City of London, Middlesex, England

Sophia S

Cossins

Daughter

Single

18

1863

City of London, Middlesex, England

Georema

Cossins

Daughter

Single

16

1865

City of London, Middlesex, England

Edward

Powell

Father

Widower

60

1821

Hereford, Herefordshire, England

Elizabeth

Powell

Daughter

Single

34

1847

Somers Town, Middlesex, England

Elizabeth

Powell

Grand Daughter

Single

0

1881

Somers Town, Middlesex, England

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