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Household of Joseph Cowell (born 1849, Lancashire)

1881 England, Wales & Scotland Census in Blackburn, Lancashire, 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.

Joseph Cowell and 6 other people are on this record

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In the 1881 Census, the household of Joseph Cowell, born in 1849 in Preston, Lancashire, consisted of 7 members. Joseph was the head of the household, married to Hannah Cowell, born in 1851 in Blackburn, Lancashire, England. They had 3 children; Edward (born 1870 in Darwen, Lancashire, England), John (born 1872 in Blackburn, Lancashire, England) and Sarah E (born 1877 in Blackburn, Lancashire, England).
During the period, also present in the household were Joseph's Boarder Head, Margaret (born 1862 in Blackburn, Lancashire, England) and Joseph's Boarder, Mary A (born 1864 in Blackburn, Lancashire, England).


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Joseph Cowell's household

Male

Joseph

Cowell

Head
Female

Hannah

Cowell

Wife
Male

Edward

Cowell

Son
Male

John

Cowell

Son
Female

Sarah E

Cowell

Daughter
Female

Margaret

Whitham

Boarder Head
Female

Mary A

Whitham

Boarder
First name(s) Joseph
Last name Cowell
Relationship Head
Marital status Married
Age 32
Birth year 1849
Birth place Preston, Lancashire, England

Household members (7 people)

First name(s)

Last name

Relationship

Marital status

Age

Birth year

Birth place

Full record

Joseph

Cowell

Head

Married

32

1849

Preston, Lancashire, England

Hannah

Cowell

Wife

Married

30

1851

Blackburn, Lancashire, England

Edward

Cowell

Son

Single

11

1870

Darwen, Lancashire, England

John

Cowell

Son

Single

9

1872

Blackburn, Lancashire, England

Sarah E

Cowell

Daughter

Single

4

1877

Blackburn, Lancashire, England

Margaret

Whitham

Boarder Head

Single

19

1862

Blackburn, Lancashire, England

Mary A

Whitham

Boarder

Single

17

1864

Blackburn, Lancashire, England

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