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Household of James Cousens (born 1823, Sussex)

1881 England, Wales & Scotland Census in Marylebone, 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.

James Cousens and 10 other people are on this record

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In the 1881 Census, the household of James Cousens, born in 1823 in Midhurst, Sussex, consisted of 11 members. James was the head of the household, married to Betsey Cousens, born in 1841 in Mundham, Norfolk, England. They had 3 children; Sidney F (born 1871 in Peckham, Surrey, England), Laura K (born 1873 in Peckham, Surrey, England) and Clara (born 1876 in Marylebone, Middlesex, England).
During the period, also present in the household were James's Servant, Bella (born 1857 in Newmarket, Cambridgeshire, England), James's Visitor, Edith (born 1866 in Lowestoft, Suffolk, England), James's Servant, Livinia G (born 1857 in Oakham, Rutland, England), James's Servant, Elizabeth E (born 1858 in St Giles, Devon, England), James's Servant, Alfred (born 1859 in Portfield, Sussex, England) and James's Servant, Charles (born 1861 in Newport, Isle of Wight, Hampshire, England).


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James Cousens's household

Male

James

Cousens

Head
Female

Betsey

Cousens

Wife
Male

Sidney F

Cousens

Son
Female

Laura K

Cousens

Daughter
Female

Clara

Cousens

Daughter
Female

Bella

Simpkin

Servant
Female

Edith

Brown

Visitor
Female

Livinia G

Hollin

Servant
Female

Elizabeth E

Vodden

Servant
Male

Alfred

Scurterfield

Servant
Male

Charles

Whittington

Servant
First name(s) James
Last name Cousens
Relationship Head
Marital status Married
Age 58
Birth year 1823
Birth place Midhurst, Sussex, England

Household members (11 people)

First name(s)

Last name

Relationship

Marital status

Age

Birth year

Birth place

Full record

James

Cousens

Head

Married

58

1823

Midhurst, Sussex, England

Betsey

Cousens

Wife

Married

40

1841

Mundham, Norfolk, England

Sidney F

Cousens

Son

Single

10

1871

Peckham, Surrey, England

Laura K

Cousens

Daughter

Single

8

1873

Peckham, Surrey, England

Clara

Cousens

Daughter

Single

5

1876

Marylebone, Middlesex, England

Bella

Simpkin

Servant

Single

24

1857

Newmarket, Cambridgeshire, England

Edith

Brown

Visitor

Single

15

1866

Lowestoft, Suffolk, England

Livinia G

Hollin

Servant

Single

24

1857

Oakham, Rutland, England

Elizabeth E

Vodden

Servant

Single

23

1858

St Giles, Devon, England

Alfred

Scurterfield

Servant

Single

22

1859

Portfield, Sussex, England

Charles

Whittington

Servant

Single

20

1861

Newport, Isle of Wight, Hampshire, England

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