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Household of John Cowling (born 1826, Yorkshire)

1881 England, Wales & Scotland Census in Skipton, Yorkshire,Yorkshire (West Riding), 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 6 other people are on this record

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In the 1881 Census, the household of John Cowling, born in 1826 in Silsden, Yorkshire, consisted of 7 members. John was the head of the household, married to Mary Cowling, born in 1826 in Silsden, Yorkshire, England. They had 2 children; Hannah (born 1853 in Silsden, Yorkshire, England) and Margaret (born 1851 in Silsden, Yorkshire, England). They had 2 grandchildren; Wilfred (born 1878 in Silsden, Yorkshire, England) and Jim (born 1880 in Silsden, Yorkshire, England).
During the period, also present in the household was John's Son In Law, Tom Murgatroyd, born in 1850 in Keighley, Yorkshire, England.


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John Cowling's household

Male

John

Cowling

Head
Female

Mary

Cowling

Wife
Female

Hannah

Cowling

Daughter
Female

Margaret

Murgatroyd

Daughter
Male

Tom

Murgatroyd

Son In Law
Male

Wilfred

Murgatroyd

Grand Son
Male

Jim

Murgatroyd

Grand Son
First name(s) John
Last name Cowling
Relationship Head
Marital status Married
Age 55
Birth year 1826
Birth place Silsden, Yorkshire, England

Household members (7 people)

First name(s)

Last name

Relationship

Marital status

Age

Birth year

Birth place

Full record

John

Cowling

Head

Married

55

1826

Silsden, Yorkshire, England

Mary

Cowling

Wife

Married

55

1826

Silsden, Yorkshire, England

Hannah

Cowling

Daughter

Single

28

1853

Silsden, Yorkshire, England

Margaret

Murgatroyd

Daughter

Married

30

1851

Silsden, Yorkshire, England

Tom

Murgatroyd

Son In Law

Married

31

1850

Keighley, Yorkshire, England

Wilfred

Murgatroyd

Grand Son

Single

3

1878

Silsden, Yorkshire, England

Jim

Murgatroyd

Grand Son

Single

1

1880

Silsden, Yorkshire, England

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