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Household of John Cowling (born 1831, Kent)

1881 England, Wales & Scotland Census in Dartford, Kent, 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 Cowling and 9 other people are on this record

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In the 1881 Census, the household of John Cowling, born in 1831 in Erith, Kent, consisted of 10 members. John was the head of the household, married to Ellen Cowling, born in 1835 in Essex, England. They had 7 children; John (born 1855 in Essex, England), Frederick (born 1857 in Crayford, Kent, England), William (born 1861 in Crayford, Kent, England), Walter (born 1863 in Crayford, Kent, England), Ellen (born 1867 in Crayford, Kent, England), George (born 1873 in Crayford, Kent, England) and Alfred (born 1871 in Crayford, Kent, England).
During the period, also present in the household was John's Boarder, Frederick Adkins, born in 1805 in Essex, England.


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John Cowling's household

Male

John

Cowling

Head
Female

Ellen

Cowling

Wife
Male

John

Cowling

Son
Male

Frederick

Cowling

Son
Male

William

Cowling

Son
Male

Walter

Cowling

Son
Female

Ellen

Cowling

Daughter
Male

George

Cowling

Son
Male

Alfred

Cowling

Son
Male

Frederick

Adkins

Boarder
First name(s) John
Last name Cowling
Relationship Head
Marital status Married
Age 50
Birth year 1831
Birth place Erith, Kent, England

Household members (10 people)

First name(s)

Last name

Relationship

Marital status

Age

Birth year

Birth place

Full record

John

Cowling

Head

Married

50

1831

Erith, Kent, England

Ellen

Cowling

Wife

Married

46

1835

Essex, England

John

Cowling

Son

Single

26

1855

Essex, England

Frederick

Cowling

Son

Single

24

1857

Crayford, Kent, England

William

Cowling

Son

Single

20

1861

Crayford, Kent, England

Walter

Cowling

Son

Single

18

1863

Crayford, Kent, England

Ellen

Cowling

Daughter

Single

14

1867

Crayford, Kent, England

George

Cowling

Son

Single

8

1873

Crayford, Kent, England

Alfred

Cowling

Son

Single

10

1871

Crayford, Kent, England

Frederick

Adkins

Boarder

Widower

76

1805

Essex, England

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