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Household of Alexander Cowan (born 1803, Lanarkshire)

1881 England, Wales & Scotland Census in Row, Dunbartonshire, 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.

Alexander Cowan and 2 other people are on this record

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In the 1881 Census, the household of Alexander Cowan, born in 1803 in Glasgow, Lanarkshire, consisted of 3 members. Alexander was the head of the household, widower.
During the period, also present in the household were Alexander's Servant, Janet (born 1816 in St Quivox, Ayrshire, Scotland) and Alexander's Servant, Margaret (born 1851 in Dumfriesshire, Scotland).


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Alexander Cowan's household

Male

Alexander

Cowan

Head
Female

Janet

McKillop

Servant
Female

Margaret

Jardine

Servant
First name(s) Alexander
Last name Cowan
Relationship Head
Marital status Widower
Age 78
Birth year 1803
Birth place Glasgow, Lanarkshire, Scotland

Household members (3 people)

First name(s)

Last name

Relationship

Marital status

Age

Birth year

Birth place

Full record

Alexander

Cowan

Head

Widower

78

1803

Glasgow, Lanarkshire, Scotland

Janet

McKillop

Servant

Unmarried

65

1816

St Quivox, Ayrshire, Scotland

Margaret

Jardine

Servant

Unmarried

30

1851

Dumfriesshire, Scotland

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