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Household of Alexander Cowper (born 1820, Orkney)
1881 England, Wales & Scotland Census in Holm, Orkney, 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 6 other people are on this record
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In the 1881 Census, the household of Alexander Cowper, born in 1820 in Orkney, consisted of 7 members. Alexander was the head of the household, married to Margaret Cowper, born in 1835 in Orkney, Scotland. They had 5 children; Margaret (born 1855 in Orkney, Scotland), Ellen (born 1868 in Holm, Orkney, Scotland), Jesse Ann (born 1871 in Holm, Orkney, Scotland), Isabella (born 1875 in Holm, Orkney, Scotland) and William (born 1877 in Holm, Orkney, Scotland).
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Alexander Cowper's household
Alexander
Cowper
Head
Margaret
Cowper
Wife
Margaret
Cowper
Daughter
Ellen
Cowper
Daughter
Jesse Ann
Cowper
Daughter
Isabella
Cowper
Daughter
William
Cowper
Son
| First name(s) | Alexander |
| Last name | Cowper |
| Relationship | Head |
| Marital status | Married |
| Age | 61 |
| Birth year | 1820 |
| Birth place | Orkney, Scotland |
Household members (7 people)
First name(s) | Last name | Relationship | Marital status | Age | Birth year | Birth place | Full record |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
Alexander | Cowper | Head | Married | 61 | 1820 | Orkney, Scotland | |
Margaret | Cowper | Wife | Married | 46 | 1835 | Orkney, Scotland | |
Margaret | Cowper | Daughter | Unmarried | 26 | 1855 | Orkney, Scotland | |
Ellen | Cowper | Daughter | - | 13 | 1868 | Holm, Orkney, Scotland | |
Jesse Ann | Cowper | Daughter | - | 10 | 1871 | Holm, Orkney, Scotland | |
Isabella | Cowper | Daughter | - | 6 | 1875 | Holm, Orkney, Scotland | |
William | Cowper | Son | - | 4 | 1877 | Holm, Orkney, Scotland |
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