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Household of Peter Cowes (born 1826, Derbyshire)

1881 England, Wales & Scotland Census in Ashton under Lyne, 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.

Peter Cowes and 2 other people are on this record

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In the 1881 Census, the household of Peter Cowes, born in 1826 in Derbyshire, consisted of 3 members. Peter was the head of the household, married to Selina Cowes, born in 1839 in Newton, Cheshire, England.
During the period, also present in the household was Peter's Adopted Daughter, Alice Cawley, born in 1877 in Crewe, Staffordshire, England.


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Peter Cowes's household

Male

Peter

Cowes

Head
Female

Selina

Cowes

Wife
Female

Alice

Cawley

Adopted Daughter
First name(s) Peter
Last name Cowes
Relationship Head
Marital status Married
Age 55
Birth year 1826
Birth place Derbyshire, England

Household members (3 people)

First name(s)

Last name

Relationship

Marital status

Age

Birth year

Birth place

Full record

Peter

Cowes

Head

Married

55

1826

Derbyshire, England

Selina

Cowes

Wife

Married

42

1839

Newton, Cheshire, England

Alice

Cawley

Adopted Daughter

Single

4

1877

Crewe, Staffordshire, England

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