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Household of Alexander Cowper (born 1821, Caithness)

1881 England, Wales & Scotland Census in Latheron, Caithness, 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 Cowper and 9 other people are on this record

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In the 1881 Census, the household of Alexander Cowper, born in 1821 in Caithness, consisted of 10 members. Alexander was the head of the household, married to Christina Cowper, born in 1829 in Caithness, Scotland. They had 8 children; Alexander (born 1852 in Caithness, Scotland), Robert (born 1854 in Caithness, Scotland), John (born 1857 in Caithness, Scotland), Barbara (born 1859 in Caithness, Scotland), William (born 1860 in Caithness, Scotland), James (born 1861 in Caithness, Scotland), Peter (born 1866 in Latheron, Caithness, Scotland) and Janet (born 1870 in Latheron, Caithness, Scotland).


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Alexander Cowper's household

Male

Alexander

Cowper

Head
Female

Christina

Cowper

Wife
Male

Alexander

Cowper

Son
Male

Robert

Cowper

Son
Male

John

Cowper

Son
Female

Barbara

Cowper

Daughter
Male

William

Cowper

Son
Male

James

Cowper

Son
Male

Peter

Cowper

Son
Female

Janet

Cowper

Daughter
First name(s) Alexander
Last name Cowper
Relationship Head
Marital status Married
Age 60
Birth year 1821
Birth place Caithness, Scotland

Household members (10 people)

First name(s)

Last name

Relationship

Marital status

Age

Birth year

Birth place

Full record

Alexander

Cowper

Head

Married

60

1821

Caithness, Scotland

Christina

Cowper

Wife

Married

52

1829

Caithness, Scotland

Alexander

Cowper

Son

Unmarried

29

1852

Caithness, Scotland

Robert

Cowper

Son

Unmarried

27

1854

Caithness, Scotland

John

Cowper

Son

Unmarried

24

1857

Caithness, Scotland

Barbara

Cowper

Daughter

Unmarried

22

1859

Caithness, Scotland

William

Cowper

Son

Unmarried

21

1860

Caithness, Scotland

James

Cowper

Son

Unmarried

20

1861

Caithness, Scotland

Peter

Cowper

Son

-

15

1866

Latheron, Caithness, Scotland

Janet

Cowper

Daughter

-

11

1870

Latheron, Caithness, Scotland

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