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Household of Alexander McCowan (born 1852, Perthshire)
1881 England, Wales & Scotland Census in Hutchesontown, 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 McCowan and 5 other people are on this record
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In the 1881 Census, the household of Alexander McCowan, born in 1852 in Comrie, Perthshire, consisted of 6 members. Alexander was the head of the household, married to Jessie McCowan, born in 1854 in Blackford, Perthshire, Scotland. They had 3 children; Robert (born 1874 in Govan, Lanarkshire, Scotland), Alexander (born 1877 in Govan, Lanarkshire, Scotland) and Margaret (born 1878 in Govan, Lanarkshire, Scotland).
During the period, also present in the household was Alexander's Brother-In-Law, Andrew Bennett, born in 1859 in Blackford, Perthshire, Scotland.
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Alexander McCowan's household
Alexander
McCowan
Head
Jessie
McCowan
Wife
Robert
McCowan
Son
Alexander
McCowan
Son
Margaret
McCowan
Daughter
Andrew
Bennett
Brother-In-Law
| First name(s) | Alexander |
| Last name | McCowan |
| Relationship | Head |
| Marital status | Married |
| Age | 29 |
| Birth year | 1852 |
| Birth place | Comrie, Perthshire, Scotland |
Household members (6 people)
First name(s) | Last name | Relationship | Marital status | Age | Birth year | Birth place | Full record |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
Alexander | McCowan | Head | Married | 29 | 1852 | Comrie, Perthshire, Scotland | |
Jessie | McCowan | Wife | Married | 27 | 1854 | Blackford, Perthshire, Scotland | |
Robert | McCowan | Son | - | 7 | 1874 | Govan, Lanarkshire, Scotland | |
Alexander | McCowan | Son | - | 4 | 1877 | Govan, Lanarkshire, Scotland | |
Margaret | McCowan | Daughter | - | 3 | 1878 | Govan, Lanarkshire, Scotland | |
Andrew | Bennett | Brother-In-Law | Unmarried | 22 | 1859 | Blackford, Perthshire, Scotland |
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