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Household of Sarah Balding (born 1825, Lancashire)

1881 England, Wales & Scotland Census in Chorley, 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.

Sarah Balding and 5 other people are on this record

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In the 1881 Census, the household of Sarah Balding, born in 1825 in Whittle, Lancashire, consisted of 6 members. Sarah was the head of the household, married to James Cowell, born in 1836 in Whittle, Lancashire, England. They had 1 child; James, born 1836 in Whittle, Lancashire, England. They had 2 grandchildren; Alice (born 1861 in Chorley, Lancashire, England) and Sarah (born 1880 in Chorley, Lancashire, England).
During the period, also present in the household were Sarah's Boarder, Mary A (born 1847 in Bolton, Lancashire, England) and Sarah's Boarder, Elizabeth (born 1855 in Bolton, Lancashire, England).


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Sarah Balding's household

Female

Sarah

Balding

Head
Male

James

Cowell

Son
Female

Alice

Cowell

Grand Daughter
Female

Sarah

Cowell

Grand Daughter
Female

Mary A

Cockerall

Boarder
Female

Elizabeth

Dickinson

Boarder
First name(s) Sarah
Last name Balding
Relationship Head
Marital status Married
Age 56
Birth year 1825
Birth place Whittle, Lancashire, England

Household members (6 people)

First name(s)

Last name

Relationship

Marital status

Age

Birth year

Birth place

Full record

Sarah

Balding

Head

Married

56

1825

Whittle, Lancashire, England

James

Cowell

Son

Widower

45

1836

Whittle, Lancashire, England

Alice

Cowell

Grand Daughter

Single

20

1861

Chorley, Lancashire, England

Sarah

Cowell

Grand Daughter

Single

1

1880

Chorley, Lancashire, England

Mary A

Cockerall

Boarder

Single

34

1847

Bolton, Lancashire, England

Elizabeth

Dickinson

Boarder

Single

26

1855

Bolton, Lancashire, England

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