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Household of John Cowell (born 1844, Middlesex)

1881 England, Wales & Scotland Census in Salford, 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.

John Cowell and 8 other people are on this record

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In the 1881 Census, the household of John Cowell, born in 1844 in St John's Wood, Middlesex, consisted of 9 members. John was the head of the household, married to Sarah C Cowell, born in 1845 in Liverpool, Lancashire, England. They had 5 children; William H (born 1869 in Salford, Lancashire, England), Mary L (born 1873 in Salford, Lancashire, England), Beatrice (born 1875 in Broughton, Lancashire, England), Annie (born 1877 in Broughton, Lancashire, England) and Nellie (born 1880 in Broughton, Lancashire, England).
During the period, also present in the household were John's Niece, Nellie (born 1874 in Hulme, Lancashire, England) and John's Nephew, Frederick (born 1872 in Broughton, Lancashire, England).


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John Cowell's household

Male

John

Cowell

Head
Female

Sarah C

Cowell

Wife
Male

William H

Cowell

Son
Female

Mary L

Cowell

Daughter
Female

Beatrice

Cowell

Daughter
Female

Annie

Cowell

Daughter
Female

Nellie

Cowell

Daughter
Female

Nellie

Burke

Niece
Male

Frederick

Burke

Nephew
First name(s) John
Last name Cowell
Relationship Head
Marital status Married
Age 37
Birth year 1844
Birth place St John's Wood, Middlesex, England

Household members (9 people)

First name(s)

Last name

Relationship

Marital status

Age

Birth year

Birth place

Full record

John

Cowell

Head

Married

37

1844

St John's Wood, Middlesex, England

Sarah C

Cowell

Wife

Married

36

1845

Liverpool, Lancashire, England

William H

Cowell

Son

Single

12

1869

Salford, Lancashire, England

Mary L

Cowell

Daughter

Single

8

1873

Salford, Lancashire, England

Beatrice

Cowell

Daughter

Single

6

1875

Broughton, Lancashire, England

Annie

Cowell

Daughter

Single

4

1877

Broughton, Lancashire, England

Nellie

Cowell

Daughter

Single

1

1880

Broughton, Lancashire, England

Nellie

Burke

Niece

Single

7

1874

Hulme, Lancashire, England

Frederick

Burke

Nephew

Single

9

1872

Broughton, Lancashire, England

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