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Household of Alexander B Cowan (born 1854, Northumberland)
1881 England, Wales & Scotland Census in Durham, Durham, 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.
Alexander B Cowan and 5 other people are on this record
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In the 1881 Census, the household of Alexander B Cowan, born in 1854 in Newcastle on Tyne, Northumberland, consisted of 6 members. Alexander B was the head of the household, married to Helen M Cowan, born in 1857 in Newcastle on Tyne, Northumberland, England. They had 1 child; George P, born 1880 in Spennymoor, Durham, England.
During the period, also present in the household were Alexander B's Sister In Law, Mary E (born 1861 in Newcastle on Tyne, Northumberland, England), Alexander B's Servant, Annie (born 1859 in Middlesbrough, Yorkshire, England) and Alexander B's Servant, Sarah (born 1865 in Wallsend, Northumberland, England).
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Alexander B Cowan's household
Alexander B
Cowan
Head
Helen M
Cowan
Wife
George P
Cowan
Son
Mary E
Dodd
Sister In Law
Annie
Welch
Servant
Sarah
Glendinning
Servant
| First name(s) | Alexander B |
| Last name | Cowan |
| Relationship | Head |
| Marital status | Married |
| Age | 27 |
| Birth year | 1854 |
| Birth place | Newcastle on Tyne, Northumberland, England |
Household members (6 people)
First name(s) | Last name | Relationship | Marital status | Age | Birth year | Birth place | Full record |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
Alexander B | Cowan | Head | Married | 27 | 1854 | Newcastle on Tyne, Northumberland, England | |
Helen M | Cowan | Wife | Married | 24 | 1857 | Newcastle on Tyne, Northumberland, England | |
George P | Cowan | Son | Single | 1 | 1880 | Spennymoor, Durham, England | |
Mary E | Dodd | Sister In Law | Single | 20 | 1861 | Newcastle on Tyne, Northumberland, England | |
Annie | Welch | Servant | Single | 22 | 1859 | Middlesbrough, Yorkshire, England | |
Sarah | Glendinning | Servant | Single | 16 | 1865 | Wallsend, Northumberland, England |
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