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Household of Joshua Cowell (born 1838, Essex)

1881 England, Wales & Scotland Census in Poplar, London,Middlesex, 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.

Joshua Cowell and 5 other people are on this record

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In the 1881 Census, the household of Joshua Cowell, born in 1838 in Essex, consisted of 6 members. Joshua was the head of the household, married to Sophia Cowell, born in 1835 in Silver End, Essex, England. They had 4 children; Mary L (born 1870 in Rotherhithe, Surrey, England), George W (born 1872 in Rotherhithe, Surrey, England), Harriett (born 1874 in Poplar, Middlesex, England) and Rosina (born 1877 in Poplar, Middlesex, England).


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Joshua Cowell's household

Male

Joshua

Cowell

Head
Female

Sophia

Cowell

Wife
Female

Mary L

Cowell

Daughter
Male

George W

Cowell

Son
Female

Harriett

Cowell

Daughter
Female

Rosina

Cowell

Daughter
First name(s) Joshua
Last name Cowell
Relationship Head
Marital status Married
Age 43
Birth year 1838
Birth place Essex, England

Household members (6 people)

First name(s)

Last name

Relationship

Marital status

Age

Birth year

Birth place

Full record

Joshua

Cowell

Head

Married

43

1838

Essex, England

Sophia

Cowell

Wife

Married

46

1835

Silver End, Essex, England

Mary L

Cowell

Daughter

Single

11

1870

Rotherhithe, Surrey, England

George W

Cowell

Son

Single

9

1872

Rotherhithe, Surrey, England

Harriett

Cowell

Daughter

Single

7

1874

Poplar, Middlesex, England

Rosina

Cowell

Daughter

Single

4

1877

Poplar, Middlesex, England

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