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Household of James Cowey (born 1857)

1881 England, Wales & Scotland Census in Sunderland, 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.

James Cowey and 8 other people are on this record

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In the 1881 Census, the household of James Cowey, born in 1857 in , consisted of 9 members. James was the head of the household, single.
During the period, also present in the household were James's Son Brother, Robert (born 1859 in -), James's Daughter Sister, Ellen (born 1867 in Lambton, Durham, England), James's Daughter Sister, Mary J (born 1862 in -), James's Son Brother, Thomas (born 1864 in Fencehouses, Durham, England), James's Son Brother, Stephen (born 1869 in -), James's Daughter Sister, Isa (born 1872 in -), James's Daughter Sister, Marg (born 1874 in -) and James's Mother, Mary (born 1833 in -).


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James Cowey's household

Male

James

Cowey

Head
Male

Robert

Cowey

Son Brother
Female

Ellen

Cowey

Daughter Sister
Female

Mary J

Cowey

Daughter Sister
Male

Thomas

Cowey

Son Brother
Male

Stephen

Cowey

Son Brother
Female

Isa

Cowey

Daughter Sister
Female

Marg

Cowey

Daughter Sister
Female

Mary

Cowey

Mother
First name(s) James
Last name Cowey
Relationship Head
Marital status Single
Age 24
Birth year 1857
Birth place -

Household members (9 people)

First name(s)

Last name

Relationship

Marital status

Age

Birth year

Birth place

Full record

James

Cowey

Head

Single

24

1857

-

Robert

Cowey

Son Brother

Single

22

1859

-

Ellen

Cowey

Daughter Sister

Single

14

1867

Lambton, Durham, England

Mary J

Cowey

Daughter Sister

Single

19

1862

-

Thomas

Cowey

Son Brother

Single

17

1864

Fencehouses, Durham, England

Stephen

Cowey

Son Brother

Single

12

1869

-

Isa

Cowey

Daughter Sister

Single

9

1872

-

Marg

Cowey

Daughter Sister

Single

7

1874

-

Mary

Cowey

Mother

Widow

48

1833

-

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