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Household of Alexander Cowie (born 1824)

1881 England, Wales & Scotland Census in Greenwich, London,Kent, 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 Cowie and 3 other people are on this record

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In the 1881 Census, the household of Alexander Cowie, born in 1824 in , consisted of 4 members. Alexander was the head of the household, married to Ellen Cowie, born in 1824 in Scotland. They had 2 children; John (born 1850 in Scotland) and Isabella (born 1866 in Rotherhithe, Surrey, England).


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Alexander Cowie's household

Male

Alexander

Cowie

Head
Female

Ellen

Cowie

Wife
Male

John

Cowie

Son
Female

Isabella

Cowie

Daughter
First name(s) Alexander
Last name Cowie
Relationship Head
Marital status Married
Age 57
Birth year 1824
Birth place Scotland

Household members (4 people)

First name(s)

Last name

Relationship

Marital status

Age

Birth year

Birth place

Full record

Alexander

Cowie

Head

Married

57

1824

Scotland

Ellen

Cowie

Wife

Married

57

1824

Scotland

John

Cowie

Son

Single

31

1850

Scotland

Isabella

Cowie

Daughter

Single

15

1866

Rotherhithe, Surrey, England

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