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Household of John Cowling (born 1843, Leicestershire)

1881 England, Wales & Scotland Census in Rochford, Essex, 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 7 other people are on this record

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In the 1881 Census, the household of John Cowling, born in 1843 in Hawthorn, Leicestershire, consisted of 8 members. John was the head of the household, married to Louisa Cowling, born in 1841 in Staffordshire, England. They had 6 children; Mary L (born 1871 in Rochford, Essex, England), John W (born 1872 in Rochford, Essex, England), Herbert J (born 1874 in Rochford, Essex, England), Percy A (born 1876 in Rochford, Essex, England), Selina H (born 1878 in Rochford, Essex, England) and Sydney Geo (born 1880 in Rochford, Essex, England).


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John Cowling's household

Male

John

Cowling

Head
Female

Louisa

Cowling

Wife
Female

Mary L

Cowling

Daughter
Male

John W

Cowling

Son
Male

Herbert J

Cowling

Son
Male

Percy A

Cowling

Son
Female

Selina H

Cowling

Daughter
Male

Sydney Geo

Cowling

Son
First name(s) John
Last name Cowling
Relationship Head
Marital status Married
Age 38
Birth year 1843
Birth place Hawthorn, Leicestershire, England

Household members (8 people)

First name(s)

Last name

Relationship

Marital status

Age

Birth year

Birth place

Full record

John

Cowling

Head

Married

38

1843

Hawthorn, Leicestershire, England

Louisa

Cowling

Wife

Married

40

1841

Staffordshire, England

Mary L

Cowling

Daughter

Single

10

1871

Rochford, Essex, England

John W

Cowling

Son

Single

9

1872

Rochford, Essex, England

Herbert J

Cowling

Son

Single

7

1874

Rochford, Essex, England

Percy A

Cowling

Son

Single

5

1876

Rochford, Essex, England

Selina H

Cowling

Daughter

Single

3

1878

Rochford, Essex, England

Sydney Geo

Cowling

Son

Single

1

1880

Rochford, Essex, England

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