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Household of Nancy Cowburn (born 1847, Lancashire)

1881 England, Wales & Scotland Census in Leigh, 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.

Nancy Cowburn and 5 other people are on this record

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In the 1881 Census, the household of Nancy Cowburn, born in 1847 in Atherton, Lancashire, consisted of 6 members. Nancy was the head of the household, single. She had 2 children; William T (born 1872 in Atherton, Lancashire, England) and John (born 1875 in Atherton, Lancashire, England).
During the period, also present in the household were Nancy's Daw, Frances (born 1866 in Atherton, Lancashire, England), Nancy's Mother, Frances (born 1822 in Bolton, Lancashire, England) and Nancy's Boarder, Ann (born 1801 in Pendleton, Lancashire, England).


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Nancy Cowburn's household

Female

Nancy

Cowburn

Head
Female

Frances

Cowburn

Daw
Male

William T

Cowburn

Son
Male

John

Cowburn

Son
Female

Frances

Cowburn

Mother
Female

Ann

Grundy

Boarder
First name(s) Nancy
Last name Cowburn
Relationship Head
Marital status Single
Age 34
Birth year 1847
Birth place Atherton, Lancashire, England

Household members (6 people)

First name(s)

Last name

Relationship

Marital status

Age

Birth year

Birth place

Full record

Nancy

Cowburn

Head

Single

34

1847

Atherton, Lancashire, England

Frances

Cowburn

Daw

Single

15

1866

Atherton, Lancashire, England

William T

Cowburn

Son

Single

9

1872

Atherton, Lancashire, England

John

Cowburn

Son

Single

6

1875

Atherton, Lancashire, England

Frances

Cowburn

Mother

Widow

59

1822

Bolton, Lancashire, England

Ann

Grundy

Boarder

Single

80

1801

Pendleton, Lancashire, England

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