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Household of Alexander Cowie (born 1846, Renfrewshire)
1881 England, Wales & Scotland Census in Anderston, Lanarkshire, 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 1846 in Paisley, Renfrewshire, consisted of 6 members. Alexander was the head of the household, married to Joan Cowie, born in 1857 in Perth, Perthshire, Scotland. They had 3 children; Elizabeth M G (born 1878 in Glasgow, Lanarkshire, Scotland), Agnes (born 1879 in Glasgow, Lanarkshire, Scotland) and Joan (born 1881 in Glasgow, Lanarkshire, Scotland).
During the period, also present in the household was Alexander's Boarder, Andrew H B Fulton, born in 1865 in Glasgow, Lanarkshire, Scotland.
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Alexander Cowie's household
Alexander
Cowie
Head
Joan
Cowie
Wife
Elizabeth M G
Cowie
Daughter
Agnes
Cowie
Daughter
Joan
Cowie
Daughter
Andrew H B
Fulton
Boarder
| First name(s) | Alexander |
| Last name | Cowie |
| Relationship | Head |
| Marital status | Married |
| Age | 35 |
| Birth year | 1846 |
| Birth place | Paisley, Renfrewshire, Scotland |
Household members (6 people)
First name(s) | Last name | Relationship | Marital status | Age | Birth year | Birth place | Full record |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
Alexander | Cowie | Head | Married | 35 | 1846 | Paisley, Renfrewshire, Scotland | |
Joan | Cowie | Wife | Married | 24 | 1857 | Perth, Perthshire, Scotland | |
Elizabeth M G | Cowie | Daughter | Unmarried | 3 | 1878 | Glasgow, Lanarkshire, Scotland | |
Agnes | Cowie | Daughter | Unmarried | 2 | 1879 | Glasgow, Lanarkshire, Scotland | |
Joan | Cowie | Daughter | Unmarried | 0 | 1881 | Glasgow, Lanarkshire, Scotland | |
Andrew H B | Fulton | Boarder | Unmarried | 16 | 1865 | Glasgow, Lanarkshire, Scotland |
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