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Household of Adam Cowan (born 1835, Dunbartonshire)
1881 England, Wales & Scotland Census in Glassford, Lanarkshire, 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 7 other people are on this record
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In the 1881 Census, the household of Adam Cowan, born in 1835 in Kirkintilloch, Dunbartonshire, consisted of 8 members. Adam was the head of the household, married to Mary Cowan, born in 1842 in East Kilbride, Lanarkshire, Scotland. They had 5 children; Annie (born 1865 in East Kilbride, Lanarkshire, Scotland), Alexander (born 1868 in East Kilbride, Lanarkshire, Scotland), Adam (born 1872 in East Kilbride, Lanarkshire, Scotland), Mary (born 1877 in East Kilbride, Lanarkshire, Scotland) and James (born 1879 in East Kilbride, Lanarkshire, Scotland).
During the period, also present in the household was Adam's Servant, Elisabeth Burns, born in 1859 in Maybole, Ayrshire, Scotland.
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Adam Cowan's household
Adam
Cowan
Head
Mary
Cowan
Wife
Annie
Cowan
Daughter
Alexander
Cowan
Son
Adam
Cowan
Son
Mary
Cowan
Daughter
James
Cowan
Son
Elisabeth
Burns
Servant
| First name(s) | Adam |
| Last name | Cowan |
| Relationship | Head |
| Marital status | Married |
| Age | 46 |
| Birth year | 1835 |
| Birth place | Kirkintilloch, Dunbartonshire, Scotland |
Household members (8 people)
First name(s) | Last name | Relationship | Marital status | Age | Birth year | Birth place | Full record |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
Adam | Cowan | Head | Married | 46 | 1835 | Kirkintilloch, Dunbartonshire, Scotland | |
Mary | Cowan | Wife | Married | 39 | 1842 | East Kilbride, Lanarkshire, Scotland | |
Annie | Cowan | Daughter | Unmarried | 16 | 1865 | East Kilbride, Lanarkshire, Scotland | |
Alexander | Cowan | Son | Unmarried | 13 | 1868 | East Kilbride, Lanarkshire, Scotland | |
Adam | Cowan | Son | - | 9 | 1872 | East Kilbride, Lanarkshire, Scotland | |
Mary | Cowan | Daughter | - | 4 | 1877 | East Kilbride, Lanarkshire, Scotland | |
James | Cowan | Son | - | 2 | 1879 | East Kilbride, Lanarkshire, Scotland | |
Elisabeth | Burns | Servant | Unmarried | 22 | 1859 | Maybole, Ayrshire, Scotland |
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