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Household of William Cowper (born 1841)

1881 England, Wales & Scotland Census in Islington, 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 Cowper and 6 other people are on this record

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In the 1881 Census, the household of William Cowper, born in 1841 in , consisted of 7 members. William was the head of the household, married to Emily Cowper, born in 1847 in Taunton, Somerset, England. They had 4 children; Florence (born 1874 in London, Middlesex, England), Arthur (born 1878 in London, Middlesex, England), Frank (born 1879 in London, Middlesex, England) and Stanley (born 1881 in London, Middlesex, England).
During the period, also present in the household was William's Servant, Amy Heryet, born in 1866 in Greenwich, Kent, England.


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William Cowper's household

Male

William

Cowper

Head
Female

Emily

Cowper

Wife
Female

Florence

Cowper

Daughter
Male

Arthur

Cowper

Son
Male

Frank

Cowper

Son
Male

Stanley

Cowper

Son
Female

Amy

Heryet

Servant
First name(s) William
Last name Cowper
Relationship Head
Marital status Married
Age 40
Birth year 1841
Birth place Scotland

Household members (7 people)

First name(s)

Last name

Relationship

Marital status

Age

Birth year

Birth place

Full record

William

Cowper

Head

Married

40

1841

Scotland

Emily

Cowper

Wife

Married

34

1847

Taunton, Somerset, England

Florence

Cowper

Daughter

Single

7

1874

London, Middlesex, England

Arthur

Cowper

Son

Single

3

1878

London, Middlesex, England

Frank

Cowper

Son

Single

2

1879

London, Middlesex, England

Stanley

Cowper

Son

Single

0

1881

London, Middlesex, England

Amy

Heryet

Servant

Single

15

1866

Greenwich, Kent, England

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