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Household of Adam Cowie (born 1854, Aberdeenshire)

1881 England, Wales & Scotland Census in Lerwick & Gulberwick, Shetland, 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 Cowie and 6 other people are on this record

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In the 1881 Census, the household of Adam Cowie, born in 1854 in Peterhead, Aberdeenshire, consisted of 7 members. Adam was the head of the household, married to George Sclater, born in 1858 in Fraserburgh, Aberdeenshire, Scotland.
During the period, also present in the household were Adam's Lodger, George (born 1858 in Fraserburgh, Aberdeenshire, Scotland), Adam's Lodger, Alexander (born 1860 in Buckie, Banffshire, Scotland), Adam's Lodger, Peter (born 1859 in Buckie, Banffshire, Scotland), Adam's Lodger, James (born 1862 in Buckie, Banffshire, Scotland), Adam's Lodger, William (born 1862 in Buckie, Banffshire, Scotland) and Adam's Servant, Jessie (born 1863 in Buckie, Banffshire, Scotland).


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Adam Cowie's household

Male

Adam

Cowie

Head
Male

George

Sclater

Lodger
Male

Alexander

Bruce

Lodger
Male

Peter

Reid

Lodger
Male

James

Sclater

Lodger
Male

William

Hay

Lodger
Female

Jessie

Murray

Servant
First name(s) Adam
Last name Cowie
Relationship Head
Marital status Married
Age 27
Birth year 1854
Birth place Peterhead, Aberdeenshire, Scotland

Household members (7 people)

First name(s)

Last name

Relationship

Marital status

Age

Birth year

Birth place

Full record

Adam

Cowie

Head

Married

27

1854

Peterhead, Aberdeenshire, Scotland

George

Sclater

Lodger

Married

23

1858

Fraserburgh, Aberdeenshire, Scotland

Alexander

Bruce

Lodger

Unmarried

21

1860

Buckie, Banffshire, Scotland

Peter

Reid

Lodger

Unmarried

22

1859

Buckie, Banffshire, Scotland

James

Sclater

Lodger

Unmarried

19

1862

Buckie, Banffshire, Scotland

William

Hay

Lodger

Unmarried

19

1862

Buckie, Banffshire, Scotland

Jessie

Murray

Servant

Unmarried

18

1863

Buckie, Banffshire, Scotland

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