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Household of William Cowling (born 1823, Yorkshire)

1881 England, Wales & Scotland Census in Sunderland, 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.

William Cowling and 4 other people are on this record

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In the 1881 Census, the household of William Cowling, born in 1823 in York, Yorkshire, consisted of 5 members. William was the head of the household, widower. He had 4 children; George (born 1859 in Sunderland, Durham, England), William (born 1851 in Sunderland, Durham, England), Thomas (born 1867 in Sunderland, Durham, England) and Alice (born 1874 in Sunderland, Durham, England).


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William Cowling's household

Male

William

Cowling

Head
Male

George

Cowling

Son
Male

William

Cowling

Son
Male

Thomas

Cowling

Son
Female

Alice

Cowling

Daughter
First name(s) William
Last name Cowling
Relationship Head
Marital status Widower
Age 58
Birth year 1823
Birth place York, Yorkshire, England

Household members (5 people)

First name(s)

Last name

Relationship

Marital status

Age

Birth year

Birth place

Full record

William

Cowling

Head

Widower

58

1823

York, Yorkshire, England

George

Cowling

Son

Single

22

1859

Sunderland, Durham, England

William

Cowling

Son

Single

30

1851

Sunderland, Durham, England

Thomas

Cowling

Son

Single

14

1867

Sunderland, Durham, England

Alice

Cowling

Daughter

Single

7

1874

Sunderland, Durham, England

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