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Household of James Cowsill (born 1848, 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.

James Cowsill and 6 other people are on this record

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In the 1881 Census, the household of James Cowsill, born in 1848 in Tyldesley, Lancashire, consisted of 7 members. James was the head of the household, married to Elizabeth Cowsill, born in 1847 in Tyldesley, Lancashire, England. They had 5 children; William (born 1868 in Tyldesley, Lancashire, England), John (born 1872 in Tyldesley, Lancashire, England), Ellen (born 1874 in Tyldesley, Lancashire, England), James (born 1879 in Tyldesley, Lancashire, England) and Thomas (born 1881 in Tyldesley, Lancashire, England).


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James Cowsill's household

Male

James

Cowsill

Head
Female

Elizabeth

Cowsill

Wife
Male

William

Cowsill

Son
Male

John

Cowsill

Son
Female

Ellen

Cowsill

Daughter
Male

James

Cowsill

Son
Male

Thomas

Cowsill

Son
First name(s) James
Last name Cowsill
Relationship Head
Marital status Married
Age 33
Birth year 1848
Birth place Tyldesley, Lancashire, England

Household members (7 people)

First name(s)

Last name

Relationship

Marital status

Age

Birth year

Birth place

Full record

James

Cowsill

Head

Married

33

1848

Tyldesley, Lancashire, England

Elizabeth

Cowsill

Wife

Married

34

1847

Tyldesley, Lancashire, England

William

Cowsill

Son

Single

13

1868

Tyldesley, Lancashire, England

John

Cowsill

Son

Single

9

1872

Tyldesley, Lancashire, England

Ellen

Cowsill

Daughter

Single

7

1874

Tyldesley, Lancashire, England

James

Cowsill

Son

Single

2

1879

Tyldesley, Lancashire, England

Thomas

Cowsill

Son

Single

0

1881

Tyldesley, Lancashire, England

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