Skip to content
  • Start free trial
An original census record

Start a free trial to view

Get access to the original record, as well as a map showing the local area at the time

Household of Alexander Cowan (born 1838, Ayrshire)

1881 England, Wales & Scotland Census in Carstairs, Lanarkshire, Scotland

More informationkeyboard_arrow_down

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 one other person are on this record

More informationkeyboard_arrow_down

In the 1881 Census, the household of Alexander Cowan, born in 1838 in Stevenston, Ayrshire, consisted of 2 members. Alexander was the head of the household, married to Isabella Cowan, born in 1831 in England.


Get access to the original record, as well as a map showing the local area at the time

Alexander Cowan's household

Male

Alexander

Cowan

Head
Female

Isabella

Cowan

Wife
First name(s) Alexander
Last name Cowan
Relationship Head
Marital status Married
Age 43
Birth year 1838
Birth place Stevenston, Ayrshire, Scotland

Household members (2 people)

First name(s)

Last name

Relationship

Marital status

Age

Birth year

Birth place

Full record

Alexander

Cowan

Head

Married

43

1838

Stevenston, Ayrshire, Scotland

Isabella

Cowan

Wife

Married

50

1831

England

Explore Findmypast's newspaper collections

Explore the 1881 Census and millions of historical records for free with Findmypast. Find out more about the household of Alexander Cowan in Carstairs in 1881, and follow the Cowan family through time in other national records, newspapers and more.

We've found family trees for Alexander Cowan

We’ve found Alexander Cowan in 90 family trees. Find out more about Alexander Cowan's household and view the Cowan family in family trees created by Findmypast members.

Not who you're looking for?

Other households on nearby pages of the 1881 Census