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Household of Nicholas Cowey (born 1839, 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.

Nicholas Cowey and 8 other people are on this record

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In the 1881 Census, the household of Nicholas Cowey, born in 1839 in Hetton Downs, Durham, consisted of 9 members. Nicholas was the head of the household, married to Esther Cowey, born in 1842 in Durham, England. They had 7 children; Mary Ann (born 1869 in Hetton Downs, Durham, England), Nicholas (born 1871 in Hetton Downs, Durham, England), Esther (born 1873 in Hetton Downs, Durham, England), Sarah Ellen (born 1875 in Hetton Downs, Durham, England), Robert (born 1878 in Hetton Downs, Durham, England), Christopher (born 1880 in Hetton Downs, Durham, England) and John Thomas (born 1881 in Hetton Downs, Durham, England).


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Nicholas Cowey's household

Male

Nicholas

Cowey

Head
Female

Esther

Cowey

Wife
Female

Mary Ann

Cowey

Daughter
Male

Nicholas

Cowey

Son
Female

Esther

Cowey

Daughter
Female

Sarah Ellen

Cowey

Daughter
Male

Robert

Cowey

Son
Male

Christopher

Cowey

Son
Male

John Thomas

Cowey

Son
First name(s) Nicholas
Last name Cowey
Relationship Head
Marital status Married
Age 42
Birth year 1839
Birth place Hetton Downs, Durham, England

Household members (9 people)

First name(s)

Last name

Relationship

Marital status

Age

Birth year

Birth place

Full record

Nicholas

Cowey

Head

Married

42

1839

Hetton Downs, Durham, England

Esther

Cowey

Wife

Married

39

1842

Durham, England

Mary Ann

Cowey

Daughter

Single

12

1869

Hetton Downs, Durham, England

Nicholas

Cowey

Son

Single

10

1871

Hetton Downs, Durham, England

Esther

Cowey

Daughter

Single

8

1873

Hetton Downs, Durham, England

Sarah Ellen

Cowey

Daughter

Single

6

1875

Hetton Downs, Durham, England

Robert

Cowey

Son

Single

3

1878

Hetton Downs, Durham, England

Christopher

Cowey

Son

Single

1

1880

Hetton Downs, Durham, England

John Thomas

Cowey

Son

Single

0

1881

Hetton Downs, Durham, England

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