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Household of Samuel Cowburn (born 1839, Yorkshire)

1881 England, Wales & Scotland Census in Dewsbury, Yorkshire,Yorkshire (West Riding), 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.

Samuel Cowburn and 6 other people are on this record

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In the 1881 Census, the household of Samuel Cowburn, born in 1839 in Gomersal, Yorkshire, consisted of 7 members. Samuel was the head of the household, married to Sarah Jane Cowburn, born in 1843 in Birstall, Yorkshire, England. They had 5 children; Martha Ann (born 1863 in Birstall, Yorkshire, England), Ellen (born 1868 in Gomersal, Yorkshire, England), Enos (born 1870 in Gomersal, Yorkshire, England), Sarah (born 1872 in Birstall, Yorkshire, England) and Eliza (born 1873 in Birstall, Yorkshire, England).


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Samuel Cowburn's household

Male

Samuel

Cowburn

Head
Female

Sarah Jane

Cowburn

Wife
Female

Martha Ann

Cowburn

Daughter
Female

Ellen

Cowburn

Daughter
Male

Enos

Cowburn

Son
Female

Sarah

Cowburn

Daughter
Female

Eliza

Cowburn

Daughter
First name(s) Samuel
Last name Cowburn
Relationship Head
Marital status Married
Age 42
Birth year 1839
Birth place Gomersal, Yorkshire, England

Household members (7 people)

First name(s)

Last name

Relationship

Marital status

Age

Birth year

Birth place

Full record

Samuel

Cowburn

Head

Married

42

1839

Gomersal, Yorkshire, England

Sarah Jane

Cowburn

Wife

Married

38

1843

Birstall, Yorkshire, England

Martha Ann

Cowburn

Daughter

Single

18

1863

Birstall, Yorkshire, England

Ellen

Cowburn

Daughter

Single

13

1868

Gomersal, Yorkshire, England

Enos

Cowburn

Son

Single

11

1870

Gomersal, Yorkshire, England

Sarah

Cowburn

Daughter

Single

9

1872

Birstall, Yorkshire, England

Eliza

Cowburn

Daughter

Single

8

1873

Birstall, Yorkshire, England

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