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Household of Alexander Cowie (born 1850, Aberdeenshire)

1881 England, Wales & Scotland Census in Monquhitter, 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 5 other people are on this record

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In the 1881 Census, the household of Alexander Cowie, born in 1850 in New Deer, Aberdeenshire, consisted of 6 members. Alexander was the head of the household, married to Margaret Cowie, born in 1850 in Fyvie, Aberdeenshire, Scotland. They had 4 children; Margaret (born 1872 in New Deer, Aberdeenshire, Scotland), Alexander (born 1874 in New Deer, Aberdeenshire, Scotland), William (born 1877 in New Deer, Aberdeenshire, Scotland) and Ann B (born 1880 in Aberdeenshire, Scotland).


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Alexander Cowie's household

Male

Alexander

Cowie

Head
Female

Margaret

Cowie

Wife
Female

Margaret

Cowie

Daughter
Male

Alexander

Cowie

Son
Male

William

Cowie

Son
Female

Ann B

Cowie

Daughter
First name(s) Alexander
Last name Cowie
Relationship Head
Marital status Married
Age 31
Birth year 1850
Birth place New Deer, Aberdeenshire, Scotland

Household members (6 people)

First name(s)

Last name

Relationship

Marital status

Age

Birth year

Birth place

Full record

Alexander

Cowie

Head

Married

31

1850

New Deer, Aberdeenshire, Scotland

Margaret

Cowie

Wife

Married

31

1850

Fyvie, Aberdeenshire, Scotland

Margaret

Cowie

Daughter

-

9

1872

New Deer, Aberdeenshire, Scotland

Alexander

Cowie

Son

-

7

1874

New Deer, Aberdeenshire, Scotland

William

Cowie

Son

-

4

1877

New Deer, Aberdeenshire, Scotland

Ann B

Cowie

Daughter

-

1

1880

Aberdeenshire, Scotland

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