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Household of Alexander O Cowan (born 1835, Midlothian)
1881 England, Wales & Scotland Census in Newington, Midlothian, 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 O Cowan and 11 other people are on this record
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In the 1881 Census, the household of Alexander O Cowan, born in 1835 in Edinburgh, Midlothian, consisted of 12 members. Alexander O was the head of the household, married to Rachel M Cowan, born in 1851 in England. They had 5 children; Alexander (born 1874 in Edinburgh, Midlothian, Scotland), James S (born 1875 in Edinburgh, Midlothian, Scotland), Oswald B (born 1877 in Edinburgh, Midlothian, Scotland), Geoffrey (born 1879 in Edinburgh, Midlothian, Scotland) and Kenneth (born 1881 in Edinburgh, Midlothian, Scotland).
During the period, also present in the household were Alexander O's Servant, Christina (born 1843 in Largo, Fife, Scotland), Alexander O's Servant, Mary (born 1856 in Argyllshire, Scotland), Alexander O's Servant, Filias (born 1857 in -), Alexander O's Servant, Margaret (born 1864 in Roslin, Midlothian, Scotland) and Alexander O's Servant, Jessie (born 1842 in Marykirk, Kincardineshire, Scotland).
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Alexander O Cowan's household
Alexander O
Cowan
Head
Rachel M
Cowan
Wife
Alexander
Cowan
Son
James S
Cowan
Son
Oswald B
Cowan
Son
Geoffrey
Cowan
Son
Kenneth
Cowan
Son
Christina
Sime
Servant
Mary
Alison
Servant
Filias
McIntosh
Servant
Margaret
Dickson
Servant
Jessie
Taylor
Servant
| First name(s) | Alexander O |
| Last name | Cowan |
| Relationship | Head |
| Marital status | Married |
| Age | 46 |
| Birth year | 1835 |
| Birth place | Edinburgh, Midlothian, Scotland |
Household members (12 people)
First name(s) | Last name | Relationship | Marital status | Age | Birth year | Birth place | Full record |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
Alexander O | Cowan | Head | Married | 46 | 1835 | Edinburgh, Midlothian, Scotland | |
Rachel M | Cowan | Wife | Married | 30 | 1851 | England | |
Alexander | Cowan | Son | - | 7 | 1874 | Edinburgh, Midlothian, Scotland | |
James S | Cowan | Son | - | 6 | 1875 | Edinburgh, Midlothian, Scotland | |
Oswald B | Cowan | Son | - | 4 | 1877 | Edinburgh, Midlothian, Scotland | |
Geoffrey | Cowan | Son | - | 2 | 1879 | Edinburgh, Midlothian, Scotland | |
Kenneth | Cowan | Son | - | 0 | 1881 | Edinburgh, Midlothian, Scotland | |
Christina | Sime | Servant | Unmarried | 38 | 1843 | Largo, Fife, Scotland | |
Mary | Alison | Servant | Unmarried | 25 | 1856 | Argyllshire, Scotland | |
Filias | McIntosh | Servant | Unmarried | 24 | 1857 | - | |
Margaret | Dickson | Servant | Unmarried | 17 | 1864 | Roslin, Midlothian, Scotland | |
Jessie | Taylor | Servant | Unmarried | 39 | 1842 | Marykirk, Kincardineshire, Scotland |
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