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Household of Joseph Cowgill (born 1841, Yorkshire)

1881 England, Wales & Scotland Census in Burnley, 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 Cowgill and 8 other people are on this record

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In the 1881 Census, the household of Joseph Cowgill, born in 1841 in York, Yorkshire, consisted of 9 members. Joseph was the head of the household, married to Margaret Cowgill, born in 1841 in Lancashire, England. They had 7 children; Walton (born 1867 in Burnley, Lancashire, England), James (born 1870 in Burnley, Lancashire, England), Betsy (born 1873 in Burnley, Lancashire, England), Ellen (born 1875 in Burnley, Lancashire, England), Annie (born 1876 in Burnley, Lancashire, England), Ernest (born 1878 in Burnley, Lancashire, England) and Emma (born 1880 in Burnley, Lancashire, England).


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Joseph Cowgill's household

Male

Joseph

Cowgill

Head
Female

Margaret

Cowgill

Wife
Male

Walton

Cowgill

Son
Male

James

Cowgill

Son
Female

Betsy

Cowgill

Daughter
Female

Ellen

Cowgill

Daughter
Female

Annie

Cowgill

Daughter
Male

Ernest

Cowgill

Son
Female

Emma

Cowgill

Daughter
First name(s) Joseph
Last name Cowgill
Relationship Head
Marital status Married
Age 40
Birth year 1841
Birth place York, Yorkshire, England

Household members (9 people)

First name(s)

Last name

Relationship

Marital status

Age

Birth year

Birth place

Full record

Joseph

Cowgill

Head

Married

40

1841

York, Yorkshire, England

Margaret

Cowgill

Wife

Married

40

1841

Lancashire, England

Walton

Cowgill

Son

Single

14

1867

Burnley, Lancashire, England

James

Cowgill

Son

Single

11

1870

Burnley, Lancashire, England

Betsy

Cowgill

Daughter

Single

8

1873

Burnley, Lancashire, England

Ellen

Cowgill

Daughter

Single

6

1875

Burnley, Lancashire, England

Annie

Cowgill

Daughter

Single

5

1876

Burnley, Lancashire, England

Ernest

Cowgill

Son

Single

3

1878

Burnley, Lancashire, England

Emma

Cowgill

Daughter

Single

1

1880

Burnley, Lancashire, England

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