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Household of Thomas Cowper (born 1829, Lancashire)

1881 England, Wales & Scotland Census in Blackburn, 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.

Thomas Cowper and 6 other people are on this record

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In the 1881 Census, the household of Thomas Cowper, born in 1829 in Blackburn, Lancashire, consisted of 7 members. Thomas was the head of the household, married to Alice Cowper, born in 1831 in Blackburn, Lancashire, England. They had 2 children; Jane (born 1859 in Blackburn, Lancashire, England) and Nancy (born 1874 in Blackburn, Lancashire, England). They had 2 grandchildren; Nancy (born 1877 in Blackburn, Lancashire, England) and Alice (born 1879 in Blackburn, Lancashire, England).
During the period, also present in the household was Thomas's Mother In Law, Bridget Aspin, born in 1805 in Blackburn, Lancashire, England.


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Thomas Cowper's household

Male

Thomas

Cowper

Head
Female

Alice

Cowper

Wife
Female

Jane

Cowper

Daughter
Female

Nancy

Cowper

Daughter
Female

Nancy

Cowper

Grand Daughter
Female

Alice

Cowper

Grand Daughter
Female

Bridget

Aspin

Mother In Law
First name(s) Thomas
Last name Cowper
Relationship Head
Marital status Married
Age 52
Birth year 1829
Birth place Blackburn, Lancashire, England

Household members (7 people)

First name(s)

Last name

Relationship

Marital status

Age

Birth year

Birth place

Full record

Thomas

Cowper

Head

Married

52

1829

Blackburn, Lancashire, England

Alice

Cowper

Wife

Married

50

1831

Blackburn, Lancashire, England

Jane

Cowper

Daughter

Single

22

1859

Blackburn, Lancashire, England

Nancy

Cowper

Daughter

Single

7

1874

Blackburn, Lancashire, England

Nancy

Cowper

Grand Daughter

Single

4

1877

Blackburn, Lancashire, England

Alice

Cowper

Grand Daughter

Single

2

1879

Blackburn, Lancashire, England

Bridget

Aspin

Mother In Law

Widow

76

1805

Blackburn, Lancashire, England

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