Mary Couzens in Hampshire in the 1881 Census

Details of Mary Couzens of Osborne Road, Portsea, Hampshire, England

First name(s): Mary
Last name: Couzens
Relationship: Servant
Marital status: Single
Gender: Female
Age: 20
Birth year: 1861
Occupation: General Servant Domestic
Birth town: Gosport
Birth county: Hampshire
Birth place: England
Street: Osborne Road
Town: —
Parish: Portsea
County: Hampshire
Country: England
Registration district: Portsea Island

Other household members

First name(s)	Last name	Relationship	Marital status	Gender	Age	Birth year	Occupation	Birth place
First name(s) Mark	Last name Gill	Relationship Head	Marital status Married	Gender Male	Age 37	Birth year 1844	Occupation Provision Dealer	Birth place Devon, England
First name(s) Fanny	Last name Gill	Relationship Wife	Marital status Married	Gender Female	Age 37	Birth year 1844	Occupation -	Birth place Devon, England
First name(s) Albert	Last name Gill	Relationship Son	Marital status Single	Gender Male	Age 7	Birth year 1874	Occupation Scholar	Birth place Portsea, Hampshire, England
First name(s) Bessie	Last name Gill	Relationship Daughter	Marital status Single	Gender Female	Age 5	Birth year 1876	Occupation Scholar	Birth place Portsea, Hampshire, England
First name(s) Annie	Last name Gill	Relationship Daughter	Marital status Single	Gender Female	Age 4	Birth year 1877	Occupation Scholar	Birth place Portsea, Hampshire, England
First name(s) Fanny B	Last name Gill	Relationship Daughter	Marital status Single	Gender Female	Age 2	Birth year 1879	Occupation -	Birth place Portsea, Hampshire, England
First name(s) William	Last name Gill	Relationship Son	Marital status Single	Gender Male	Age 0	Birth year 1881	Occupation -	Birth place Portsea, Hampshire, England
First name(s) Ann	Last name Thidwell	Relationship Mother In Law	Marital status Widow	Gender Female	Age 74	Birth year 1807	Occupation Annuitant	Birth place Devon, England
First name(s) Sarah A	Last name Bennett	Relationship Servant	Marital status Married	Gender Female	Age 61	Birth year 1820	Occupation Nurse Monthly Domestic Serv	Birth place Gosport, Hampshire, England

About the 1881 England Wales and Scotland Census

When the 1881 census was taken on April 3rd, the total population of England, Wales and Scotland was recorded as 29,707,207. The First Boer War ended only weeks before the 1881 census.

As with any historical research, the golden rule of family history is to check the original record, or "primary source", wherever possible. We have provided clear images of the original census enumeration books for you to view once you've found the right family in the indexes.

When using census returns, once you have located your ancestor in the census, you should then view the original images to validate your findings. The image of the original document will also help you see the household in the context of surrounding households as all the information will be provided in one clear place, as it was originally written down.

The original documents would have been given to your ancestor several days before 3 April, and the head of household would have been asked to fill in the details for anyone who would have been residing at that address on the census date. If the head of the household was unable to read or write, the enumerator - a literate person who would be collecting the census forms - would help fill in the details. Because of this, however, you may note mistakes that were made, such as name spellings. It should also be noted that many people were often economical with the truth when it came to their ages.

Note: the census includes details of people resident in docked vessels and institutions such as prisons, workhouses, hospitals, and barracks, as well as individual households.

See the whole Couzens family
in this 1881 Census record

Includes Mary Couzens and 9 other people

Couzens family summary

NAME: Mary Couzens
BORN: 1861
BIRTH COUNTY: Hampshire
ADDRESS IN 1881: Portsea, Hampshire, England