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Household of Isaac Cowburn (born 1854, Lancashire)

1881 England, Wales & Scotland Census in Leigh, Lancashire, 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.

Isaac Cowburn and 3 other people are on this record

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In the 1881 Census, the household of Isaac Cowburn, born in 1854 in Westhoughton, Lancashire, consisted of 4 members. Isaac was the head of the household, married to Mary J Cowburn, born in 1855 in Atherton, Lancashire, England. They had 1 child; William, born 1881 in Atherton, Lancashire, England.
During the period, also present in the household was Isaac's Mother In Law, Jane Higson, born in 1815 in Atherton, Lancashire, England.


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Isaac Cowburn's household

Male

Isaac

Cowburn

Head
Female

Mary J

Cowburn

Wife
Male

William

Cowburn

Son
Female

Jane

Higson

Mother In Law
First name(s) Isaac
Last name Cowburn
Relationship Head
Marital status Married
Age 27
Birth year 1854
Birth place Westhoughton, Lancashire, England

Household members (4 people)

First name(s)

Last name

Relationship

Marital status

Age

Birth year

Birth place

Full record

Isaac

Cowburn

Head

Married

27

1854

Westhoughton, Lancashire, England

Mary J

Cowburn

Wife

Married

26

1855

Atherton, Lancashire, England

William

Cowburn

Son

Single

0

1881

Atherton, Lancashire, England

Jane

Higson

Mother In Law

Widow

66

1815

Atherton, Lancashire, England

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