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Household of William Cowling (born 1849, Middlesex)

1881 England, Wales & Scotland Census in Shoreditch, London,Middlesex, 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.

William Cowling and 6 other people are on this record

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In the 1881 Census, the household of William Cowling, born in 1849 in Clerkenwell, Middlesex, consisted of 7 members. William was the head of the household, married to Sarah Cowling, born in 1854 in Kingsland, Middlesex, England. They had 3 children; Herbert (born 1876 in St Luke's, Middlesex, England), Alice (born 1878 in Shoreditch, Middlesex, England) and Charlotte (born 1881 in Shoreditch, Middlesex, England).
During the period, also present in the household were William's Visitor, Charles (born 1831 in Shoreditch, Middlesex, England) and William's Visitor, Sarah (born 1836 in Shoreditch, Middlesex, England).


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William Cowling's household

Male

William

Cowling

Head
Female

Sarah

Cowling

Wife
Male

Herbert

Cowling

Son
Female

Alice

Cowling

Daughter
Female

Charlotte

Cowling

Daughter
Male

Charles

Hartshorn

Visitor
Female

Sarah

Hartshorn

Visitor
First name(s) William
Last name Cowling
Relationship Head
Marital status Married
Age 32
Birth year 1849
Birth place Clerkenwell, Middlesex, England

Household members (7 people)

First name(s)

Last name

Relationship

Marital status

Age

Birth year

Birth place

Full record

William

Cowling

Head

Married

32

1849

Clerkenwell, Middlesex, England

Sarah

Cowling

Wife

Married

27

1854

Kingsland, Middlesex, England

Herbert

Cowling

Son

Single

5

1876

St Luke's, Middlesex, England

Alice

Cowling

Daughter

Single

3

1878

Shoreditch, Middlesex, England

Charlotte

Cowling

Daughter

Single

0

1881

Shoreditch, Middlesex, England

Charles

Hartshorn

Visitor

Married

50

1831

Shoreditch, Middlesex, England

Sarah

Hartshorn

Visitor

Married

45

1836

Shoreditch, Middlesex, England

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