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Household of Andrew Cowan (born 1840, Dumfriesshire)

1881 England, Wales & Scotland Census in Annan, Dumfriesshire, 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.

Andrew Cowan and 6 other people are on this record

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In the 1881 Census, the household of Andrew Cowan, born in 1840 in Langholm, Dumfriesshire, consisted of 7 members. Andrew was the head of the household, married to Helen Cowan, born in 1839 in Annan, Dumfriesshire, Scotland. They had 5 children; James (born 1866 in Annan, Dumfriesshire, Scotland), John (born 1868 in Annan, Dumfriesshire, Scotland), Mary (born 1870 in Annan, Dumfriesshire, Scotland), Jane (born 1872 in Annan, Dumfriesshire, Scotland) and Robert A (born 1877 in Annan, Dumfriesshire, Scotland).


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Andrew Cowan's household

Male

Andrew

Cowan

Head
Female

Helen

Cowan

Wife
Male

James

Cowan

Son
Male

John

Cowan

Son
Female

Mary

Cowan

Daughter
Female

Jane

Cowan

Daughter
Male

Robert A

Cowan

Son
First name(s) Andrew
Last name Cowan
Relationship Head
Marital status Married
Age 41
Birth year 1840
Birth place Langholm, Dumfriesshire, Scotland

Household members (7 people)

First name(s)

Last name

Relationship

Marital status

Age

Birth year

Birth place

Full record

Andrew

Cowan

Head

Married

41

1840

Langholm, Dumfriesshire, Scotland

Helen

Cowan

Wife

Married

42

1839

Annan, Dumfriesshire, Scotland

James

Cowan

Son

Married

15

1866

Annan, Dumfriesshire, Scotland

John

Cowan

Son

-

13

1868

Annan, Dumfriesshire, Scotland

Mary

Cowan

Daughter

-

11

1870

Annan, Dumfriesshire, Scotland

Jane

Cowan

Daughter

-

9

1872

Annan, Dumfriesshire, Scotland

Robert A

Cowan

Son

-

4

1877

Annan, Dumfriesshire, Scotland

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