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Household of Alexander Cowie (born 1850, Banffshire)
1881 England, Wales & Scotland Census in St Nicholas Aberdeen, Aberdeenshire, 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 Cowie and 10 other people are on this record
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In the 1881 Census, the household of Alexander Cowie, born in 1850 in Banffshire, consisted of 11 members. Alexander was the head of the household, married to Lucy Cowie, born in 1855 in England. They had 3 children; Fred (born 1876 in England), George (born 1878 in Glasgow, Lanarkshire, Scotland) and James (born 1880 in Aberdeenshire, Scotland).
During the period, also present in the household were Alexander's Servant, Wihilimana (born 1849 in Helmsdale, Sutherland, Scotland), Alexander's Servant, Jane (born 1861 in Fyvie, Aberdeenshire, Scotland), Alexander's Servant, Martha (born 1862 in Strichen, Aberdeenshire, Scotland), Alexander's Servant, Emily (born 1867 in Caithness, Scotland), Alexander's Boarder, John (born 1849 in Huntly, Aberdeenshire, Scotland) and Alexander's Lodger, James (born 1832 in Kincardineshire, Scotland).
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Alexander Cowie's household
Alexander
Cowie
Head
Lucy
Cowie
Wife
Fred
Cowie
Son
George
Cowie
Son
James
Cowie
Son
Wihilimana
Simpson
Servant
Jane
Thompson
Servant
Martha
Pirie
Servant
Emily
Aird
Servant
John
Spence
Boarder
James
Anderson
Lodger
| First name(s) | Alexander |
| Last name | Cowie |
| Relationship | Head |
| Marital status | Married |
| Age | 31 |
| Birth year | 1850 |
| Birth place | Banffshire, Scotland |
Household members (11 people)
First name(s) | Last name | Relationship | Marital status | Age | Birth year | Birth place | Full record |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
Alexander | Cowie | Head | Married | 31 | 1850 | Banffshire, Scotland | |
Lucy | Cowie | Wife | Married | 26 | 1855 | England | |
Fred | Cowie | Son | - | 5 | 1876 | England | |
George | Cowie | Son | - | 3 | 1878 | Glasgow, Lanarkshire, Scotland | |
James | Cowie | Son | - | 1 | 1880 | Aberdeenshire, Scotland | |
Wihilimana | Simpson | Servant | Widow | 32 | 1849 | Helmsdale, Sutherland, Scotland | |
Jane | Thompson | Servant | Unmarried | 20 | 1861 | Fyvie, Aberdeenshire, Scotland | |
Martha | Pirie | Servant | Unmarried | 19 | 1862 | Strichen, Aberdeenshire, Scotland | |
Emily | Aird | Servant | Unmarried | 14 | 1867 | Caithness, Scotland | |
John | Spence | Boarder | Married | 32 | 1849 | Huntly, Aberdeenshire, Scotland | |
James | Anderson | Lodger | Unmarried | 49 | 1832 | Kincardineshire, Scotland |
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