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Household of William Cowsill (born 1834, Cheshire)

1881 England, Wales & Scotland Census in Altrincham, Cheshire, 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 Cowsill and 5 other people are on this record

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In the 1881 Census, the household of William Cowsill, born in 1834 in Lymm, Cheshire, consisted of 6 members. William was the head of the household, married to Ellen Cowsill, born in 1844 in Lymm, Cheshire, England. They had 4 children; Minnie (born 1867 in Lymm, Cheshire, England), Annie (born 1870 in Lymm, Cheshire, England), Walter (born 1873 in Lymm, Cheshire, England) and John (born 1875 in Lymm, Cheshire, England).


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William Cowsill's household

Male

William

Cowsill

Head
Female

Ellen

Cowsill

Wife
Female

Minnie

Cowsill

Daughter
Female

Annie

Cowsill

Daughter
Male

Walter

Cowsill

Son
Male

John

Cowsill

Son
First name(s) William
Last name Cowsill
Relationship Head
Marital status Married
Age 47
Birth year 1834
Birth place Lymm, Cheshire, England

Household members (6 people)

First name(s)

Last name

Relationship

Marital status

Age

Birth year

Birth place

Full record

William

Cowsill

Head

Married

47

1834

Lymm, Cheshire, England

Ellen

Cowsill

Wife

Married

37

1844

Lymm, Cheshire, England

Minnie

Cowsill

Daughter

Single

14

1867

Lymm, Cheshire, England

Annie

Cowsill

Daughter

Single

11

1870

Lymm, Cheshire, England

Walter

Cowsill

Son

Single

8

1873

Lymm, Cheshire, England

John

Cowsill

Son

Single

6

1875

Lymm, Cheshire, England

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