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Household of Matthew Cowdy (born 1823)

1881 England, Wales & Scotland Census in Kensington, 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.

Matthew Cowdy and 7 other people are on this record

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In the 1881 Census, the household of Matthew Cowdy, born in 1823 in , consisted of 8 members. Matthew was the head of the household, married to Barbara Cowdy, born in 1832 in Chorley, Sussex, England.
During the period, also present in the household were Matthew's Boarder, George (born 1848 in Somerset, England), Matthew's -, Edward (born 1851 in Middlesex, England), Matthew's Lodger, Mary E (born 1822 in Liverpool, Lancashire, England), Matthew's Lodger, Louisa (born 1813 in Canada), Matthew's Lodger, Louisa (born 1848 in Canada) and Matthew's Lodger, Mary (born 1851 in Canada).


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Matthew Cowdy's household

Male

Matthew

Cowdy

Head
Female

Barbara

Cowdy

Wife
Male

George

Bond

Boarder
Male

Edward

Norman

-
Female

Mary E

Williams

Lodger
Female

Louisa

Pursant

Lodger
Female

Louisa

Pursant

Lodger
Female

Mary

Pursant

Lodger
First name(s) Matthew
Last name Cowdy
Relationship Head
Marital status Married
Age 58
Birth year 1823
Birth place Ireland

Household members (8 people)

First name(s)

Last name

Relationship

Marital status

Age

Birth year

Birth place

Full record

Matthew

Cowdy

Head

Married

58

1823

Ireland

Barbara

Cowdy

Wife

Married

49

1832

Chorley, Sussex, England

George

Bond

Boarder

Single

33

1848

Somerset, England

Edward

Norman

-

Single

30

1851

Middlesex, England

Mary E

Williams

Lodger

Single

59

1822

Liverpool, Lancashire, England

Louisa

Pursant

Lodger

Widow

68

1813

Canada

Louisa

Pursant

Lodger

Single

33

1848

Canada

Mary

Pursant

Lodger

Single

30

1851

Canada

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