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Household of Mark Cowen (born 1809, Durham)

1881 England, Wales & Scotland Census in Houghton Le Spring, 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.

Mark Cowen and 6 other people are on this record

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In the 1881 Census, the household of Mark Cowen, born in 1809 in South Shields, Durham, consisted of 7 members. Mark was the head of the household, married to Alice Cowen, born in 1809 in Cumberland, England. They had 1 child; Thomas, born 1846 in Carrville, Durham, England. They had 3 grandchildren; Pattison (born 1857 in Durham, England), Mary Alice (born 1865 in Willington, Durham, England) and Albert James (born 1876 in -).
During the period, also present in the household was Mark's Daughter In Law, Margaret Anne Cowen, born in 1846 in Belmont, Durham, England.


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Mark Cowen's household

Male

Mark

Cowen

Head
Female

Alice

Cowen

Wife
Male

Thomas

Cowen

Son
Female

Margaret Anne

Cowen

Daughter In Law
Male

Pattison

Cowen

Grand Son
Female

Mary Alice

Cowen

Grand Daughter
Male

Albert James

Cowen

Grand Son
First name(s) Mark
Last name Cowen
Relationship Head
Marital status Married
Age 72
Birth year 1809
Birth place South Shields, Durham, England

Household members (7 people)

First name(s)

Last name

Relationship

Marital status

Age

Birth year

Birth place

Full record

Mark

Cowen

Head

Married

72

1809

South Shields, Durham, England

Alice

Cowen

Wife

Married

72

1809

Cumberland, England

Thomas

Cowen

Son

Married

35

1846

Carrville, Durham, England

Margaret Anne

Cowen

Daughter In Law

Married

35

1846

Belmont, Durham, England

Pattison

Cowen

Grand Son

Single

24

1857

Durham, England

Mary Alice

Cowen

Grand Daughter

Single

16

1865

Willington, Durham, England

Albert James

Cowen

Grand Son

Single

5

1876

-

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