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Household of Thomas Cowey (born 1825, Durham)

1881 England, Wales & Scotland Census in Easington, 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.

Thomas Cowey and 6 other people are on this record

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In the 1881 Census, the household of Thomas Cowey, born in 1825 in West Rainton, Durham, consisted of 7 members. Thomas was the head of the household, married to Dorothy Cowey, born in 1825 in Newbottle, Durham, England. They had 3 children; Nicholas (born 1852 in Hetton Le Hole, Durham, England), Mary (born 1853 in Hetton Le Hole, Durham, England) and Robert H (born 1864 in Herrington, Durham, England). They had 1 grandchild; Anthony, born 1879 in Sunderland, Durham, England.
During the period, also present in the household was Thomas's Boarder, Alfred Grieve, born in 1852 in Sunderland, Durham, England.


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Thomas Cowey's household

Male

Thomas

Cowey

Head
Female

Dorothy

Cowey

Wife
Male

Nicholas

Cowey

Son
Female

Mary

Hunton

Daughter
Male

Robert H

Cowey

Son
Male

Anthony

Hunton

Grand Son
Male

Alfred

Grieve

Boarder
First name(s) Thomas
Last name Cowey
Relationship Head
Marital status Married
Age 56
Birth year 1825
Birth place West Rainton, Durham, England

Household members (7 people)

First name(s)

Last name

Relationship

Marital status

Age

Birth year

Birth place

Full record

Thomas

Cowey

Head

Married

56

1825

West Rainton, Durham, England

Dorothy

Cowey

Wife

Married

56

1825

Newbottle, Durham, England

Nicholas

Cowey

Son

Married

29

1852

Hetton Le Hole, Durham, England

Mary

Hunton

Daughter

Married

28

1853

Hetton Le Hole, Durham, England

Robert H

Cowey

Son

Single

17

1864

Herrington, Durham, England

Anthony

Hunton

Grand Son

Single

2

1879

Sunderland, Durham, England

Alfred

Grieve

Boarder

Married

29

1852

Sunderland, Durham, England

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