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Household of J A Lieutenant Col Cowen (born 1832, Durham)

1881 England, Wales & Scotland Census in Gateshead, Durham, 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.

J A Lieutenant Col Cowen and 8 other people are on this record

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In the 1881 Census, the household of J A Lieutenant Col Cowen, born in 1832 in Blaydon Burn, Durham, consisted of 9 members. J A Lieutenant Col was the head of the household, married to Isabella Lilley Cowen, born in 1839 in Newcastle on Tyne, Northumberland, England. They had 4 children; John Edward (born 1874 in Blaydon Burn, Durham, England), David Atkin (born 1875 in Blaydon Burn, Durham, England), Lilley (born 1878 in Blaydon Burn, Durham, England) and Mary (born 1879 in Blaydon Burn, Durham, England).
During the period, also present in the household were J A Lieutenant Col's Servant, Jane (born 1846 in Thursby, Cumberland, England), J A Lieutenant Col's Servant, Jane Elizabeth (born 1862 in Newcastle on Tyne, Northumberland, England) and J A Lieutenant Col's Servant, Emily (born 1865 in Manchester, Lancashire, England).


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J A Lieutenant Col Cowen's household

Male

J A Lieutenant Col

Cowen

Head
Female

Isabella Lilley

Cowen

Wife
Male

John Edward

Cowen

Son
Male

David Atkin

Cowen

Son
Female

Lilley

Cowen

Daughter
Female

Mary

Cowen

Daughter
Female

Jane

Fidler

Servant
Female

Jane Elizabeth

Kennedy

Servant
Female

Emily

Appleyard

Servant
First name(s) J A Lieutenant Col
Last name Cowen
Relationship Head
Marital status Married
Age 49
Birth year 1832
Birth place Blaydon Burn, Durham, England

Household members (9 people)

First name(s)

Last name

Relationship

Marital status

Age

Birth year

Birth place

Full record

J A Lieutenant Col

Cowen

Head

Married

49

1832

Blaydon Burn, Durham, England

Isabella Lilley

Cowen

Wife

Married

42

1839

Newcastle on Tyne, Northumberland, England

John Edward

Cowen

Son

Single

7

1874

Blaydon Burn, Durham, England

David Atkin

Cowen

Son

Single

6

1875

Blaydon Burn, Durham, England

Lilley

Cowen

Daughter

Single

3

1878

Blaydon Burn, Durham, England

Mary

Cowen

Daughter

Single

2

1879

Blaydon Burn, Durham, England

Jane

Fidler

Servant

Single

35

1846

Thursby, Cumberland, England

Jane Elizabeth

Kennedy

Servant

Single

19

1862

Newcastle on Tyne, Northumberland, England

Emily

Appleyard

Servant

Single

16

1865

Manchester, Lancashire, England

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