Skip to content
  • Start free trial
An original census record

Start a free trial to view

Get access to the original record, as well as a map showing the local area at the time

Household of John Cowman (born 1830, Devon)

1881 England, Wales & Scotland Census in Torrington, Devon, England

More informationkeyboard_arrow_down

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 Cowman and 6 other people are on this record

More informationkeyboard_arrow_down

In the 1881 Census, the household of John Cowman, born in 1830 in High Bickington, Devon, consisted of 7 members. John was the head of the household, married to Joanna Cowman, born in 1829 in High Bickington, Devon, England.
During the period, also present in the household were John's Niece, Joanna (born 1861 in High Bickington, Devon, England), John's Visitor, Maria (born 1860 in St Helens, Lancashire, England), John's Servant, Elizabeth (born 1859 in Satterleigh, Devon, England), John's Servant, John (born 1865 in High Bickington, Devon, England) and John's Servant, George (born 1870 in High Bickington, Devon, England).


Get access to the original record, as well as a map showing the local area at the time

John Cowman's household

Male

John

Cowman

Head
Female

Joanna

Cowman

Wife
Female

Joanna

Moore

Niece
Female

Maria

Dagnall

Visitor
Female

Elizabeth

Sanders

Servant
Male

John

Patt

Servant
Male

George

Patt

Servant
First name(s) John
Last name Cowman
Relationship Head
Marital status Married
Age 51
Birth year 1830
Birth place High Bickington, Devon, England

Household members (7 people)

First name(s)

Last name

Relationship

Marital status

Age

Birth year

Birth place

Full record

John

Cowman

Head

Married

51

1830

High Bickington, Devon, England

Joanna

Cowman

Wife

Married

52

1829

High Bickington, Devon, England

Joanna

Moore

Niece

Single

20

1861

High Bickington, Devon, England

Maria

Dagnall

Visitor

Single

21

1860

St Helens, Lancashire, England

Elizabeth

Sanders

Servant

Single

22

1859

Satterleigh, Devon, England

John

Patt

Servant

Single

16

1865

High Bickington, Devon, England

George

Patt

Servant

Single

11

1870

High Bickington, Devon, England

Explore Findmypast's newspaper collections

Explore the 1881 Census and millions of historical records for free with Findmypast. Find out more about the household of John Cowman in Torrington in 1881, and follow the Cowman family through time in other national records, newspapers and more.

We've found family trees for John Cowman

We’ve found John Cowman in 25 family trees. Find out more about John Cowman's household and view the Cowman family in family trees created by Findmypast members.

Not who you're looking for?

Other households on nearby pages of the 1881 Census