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Household of Adam Cowan (born 1826, Selkirkshire)

1881 England, Wales & Scotland Census in Ladhope, Selkirkshire, Scotland

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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.

Adam Cowan and 2 other people are on this record

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In the 1881 Census, the household of Adam Cowan, born in 1826 in Yarrow, Selkirkshire, consisted of 3 members. Adam was the head of the household, married to Mary Cowan, born in 1829 in Edinburgh, Midlothian, Scotland. They had 1 child; Janet, born 1854 in Galashiels, Roxburghshire, Scotland.


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Adam Cowan's household

Male

Adam

Cowan

Head
Female

Mary

Cowan

Wife
Female

Janet

Cowan

Daughter
First name(s) Adam
Last name Cowan
Relationship Head
Marital status Married
Age 55
Birth year 1826
Birth place Yarrow, Selkirkshire, Scotland

Household members (3 people)

First name(s)

Last name

Relationship

Marital status

Age

Birth year

Birth place

Full record

Adam

Cowan

Head

Married

55

1826

Yarrow, Selkirkshire, Scotland

Mary

Cowan

Wife

Married

52

1829

Edinburgh, Midlothian, Scotland

Janet

Cowan

Daughter

Unmarried

27

1854

Galashiels, Roxburghshire, Scotland

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