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Household of Maria Cowper (born 1819, Northumberland)

1881 England, Wales & Scotland Census in Hartlepool, Durham, 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.

Maria Cowper and 12 other people are on this record

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In the 1881 Census, the household of Maria Cowper, born in 1819 in Newcastle on Tyne, Northumberland, consisted of 13 members. Maria was the head of the household, widow. She had 1 child; Mary E, born 1849 in Darlington, Durham, England.
During the period, also present in the household were Maria's Governess, Esther B (born 1864 in Blackburn, Lancashire, England), Maria's Boarder, Mary H (born 1864 in Heighington, Durham, England), Maria's Boarder, Emily M (born 1865 in Masham, Yorkshire, England), Maria's Boarder, Sarah (born 1866 in North Shields, Northumberland, England), Maria's Boarder, Rose M (born 1866 in Ferry Hill, Durham, England), Maria's Boarder, Alice L (born 1866 in Sheraton, Durham, England), Maria's Boarder, Frances A (born 1868 in Skelton, Yorkshire, England), Maria's Boarder, Marion (born 1869 in Ferry Hill, Durham, England), Maria's Boarder, Isabella (born 1870 in Littlebourne, Yorkshire, England), Maria's Servant, Margaret (born 1855 in Durham, England) and Maria's Servant, Sarah M (born 1861 in Hartlepool, Durham, England).


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Maria Cowper's household

Female

Maria

Cowper

Head
Female

Mary E

Cowper

Daughter
Female

Esther B

Lund

Governess
Female

Mary H

Manson

Boarder
Female

Emily M

Coxcroft

Boarder
Female

Sarah

Dakers

Boarder
Female

Rose M

Wilkinson

Boarder
Female

Alice L

Stephenson

Boarder
Female

Frances A

Ellis

Boarder
Female

Marion

Wilkinson

Boarder
Female

Isabella

Hall

Boarder
Female

Margaret

Thornton

Servant
Female

Sarah M

Bradford

Servant
First name(s) Maria
Last name Cowper
Relationship Head
Marital status Widow
Age 62
Birth year 1819
Birth place Newcastle on Tyne, Northumberland, England

Household members (13 people)

First name(s)

Last name

Relationship

Marital status

Age

Birth year

Birth place

Full record

Maria

Cowper

Head

Widow

62

1819

Newcastle on Tyne, Northumberland, England

Mary E

Cowper

Daughter

Single

32

1849

Darlington, Durham, England

Esther B

Lund

Governess

Single

17

1864

Blackburn, Lancashire, England

Mary H

Manson

Boarder

Single

17

1864

Heighington, Durham, England

Emily M

Coxcroft

Boarder

Single

16

1865

Masham, Yorkshire, England

Sarah

Dakers

Boarder

Single

15

1866

North Shields, Northumberland, England

Rose M

Wilkinson

Boarder

Single

15

1866

Ferry Hill, Durham, England

Alice L

Stephenson

Boarder

Single

15

1866

Sheraton, Durham, England

Frances A

Ellis

Boarder

Single

13

1868

Skelton, Yorkshire, England

Marion

Wilkinson

Boarder

Single

12

1869

Ferry Hill, Durham, England

Isabella

Hall

Boarder

Single

11

1870

Littlebourne, Yorkshire, England

Margaret

Thornton

Servant

Single

26

1855

Durham, England

Sarah M

Bradford

Servant

Single

20

1861

Hartlepool, Durham, England

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