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Household of John Cowling (born 1843, Yorkshire)

1881 England, Wales & Scotland Census in Dewsbury, 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 4 other people are on this record

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In the 1881 Census, the household of John Cowling, born in 1843 in Leeds, Yorkshire, consisted of 5 members. John was the head of the household, married to Kate Jennings, born in 1847 in Leeds, Yorkshire, England. They had 2 children; John Henry (born 1878 in Dewsbury, Yorkshire, England) and Clara (born 1880 in Dewsbury, Yorkshire, England).
During the period, also present in the household were John's Mother, Kate (born 1847 in Leeds, Yorkshire, England) and John's Sister, Sarah (born 1871 in Bradford, Yorkshire, England).


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John Cowling's household

Male

John

Cowling

Head
Female

Kate

Jennings

Mother
Female

Sarah

Jennings

Sister
Male

John Henry

Cowling

Son
Female

Clara

Cowling

Daughter
First name(s) John
Last name Cowling
Relationship Head
Marital status Married
Age 38
Birth year 1843
Birth place Leeds, Yorkshire, England

Household members (5 people)

First name(s)

Last name

Relationship

Marital status

Age

Birth year

Birth place

Full record

John

Cowling

Head

Married

38

1843

Leeds, Yorkshire, England

Kate

Jennings

Mother

Widow

34

1847

Leeds, Yorkshire, England

Sarah

Jennings

Sister

Single

10

1871

Bradford, Yorkshire, England

John Henry

Cowling

Son

Single

3

1878

Dewsbury, Yorkshire, England

Clara

Cowling

Daughter

Single

1

1880

Dewsbury, Yorkshire, England

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