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Household of Josiah F Cowell (born 1847, 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.

Josiah F Cowell and 8 other people are on this record

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In the 1881 Census, the household of Josiah F Cowell, born in 1847 in Blackburn, Lancashire, consisted of 9 members. Josiah F was the head of the household, married to Mary Cowell, born in 1846 in Blackburn, Lancashire, England. They had 4 children; Richard W (born 1873 in Blackburn, Lancashire, England), Ellen A (born 1875 in Blackburn, Lancashire, England), John (born 1877 in Blackburn, Lancashire, England) and Amey (born 1881 in Blackburn, Lancashire, England).
During the period, also present in the household were Josiah F's Fa In Law, Thomas (born 1817 in Bolton by Bowland, Yorkshire, England), Josiah F's Mth In Law, Ann (born 1811 in Blackburn, Lancashire, England) and Josiah F's Brth In Law, Luke (born 1855 in Blackburn, Lancashire, England).


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Josiah F Cowell's household

Male

Josiah F

Cowell

Head
Female

Mary

Cowell

Wife
Male

Richard W

Cowell

Son
Female

Ellen A

Cowell

Daughter
Male

John

Cowell

Son
Female

Amey

Cowell

Daughter
Male

Thomas

Hargreaves

Fa In Law
Female

Ann

Hargreaves

Mth In Law
Male

Luke

Hargreaves

Brth In Law
First name(s) Josiah F
Last name Cowell
Relationship Head
Marital status Married
Age 34
Birth year 1847
Birth place Blackburn, Lancashire, England

Household members (9 people)

First name(s)

Last name

Relationship

Marital status

Age

Birth year

Birth place

Full record

Josiah F

Cowell

Head

Married

34

1847

Blackburn, Lancashire, England

Mary

Cowell

Wife

Married

35

1846

Blackburn, Lancashire, England

Richard W

Cowell

Son

Single

8

1873

Blackburn, Lancashire, England

Ellen A

Cowell

Daughter

Single

6

1875

Blackburn, Lancashire, England

John

Cowell

Son

Single

4

1877

Blackburn, Lancashire, England

Amey

Cowell

Daughter

Single

0

1881

Blackburn, Lancashire, England

Thomas

Hargreaves

Fa In Law

Married

64

1817

Bolton by Bowland, Yorkshire, England

Ann

Hargreaves

Mth In Law

Married

70

1811

Blackburn, Lancashire, England

Luke

Hargreaves

Brth In Law

Single

26

1855

Blackburn, Lancashire, England

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