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Household of Catherine Cowan (born 1837)

1881 England, Wales & Scotland Census in Blythswood, 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.

Catherine Cowan and 6 other people are on this record

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In the 1881 Census, the household of Catherine Cowan, born in 1837 in , consisted of 7 members. Catherine was the head of the household, widow. She had 6 children; Thomas (born 1857 in Glasgow, Lanarkshire, Scotland), Jane (born 1861 in Glasgow, Lanarkshire, Scotland), Hugh (born 1864 in Glasgow, Lanarkshire, Scotland), Mary (born 1869 in Glasgow, Lanarkshire, Scotland), William (born 1873 in Glasgow, Lanarkshire, Scotland) and Robert (born 1865 in Glasgow, Lanarkshire, Scotland).


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Catherine Cowan's household

Female

Catherine

Cowan

Head
Male

Thomas

Cowan

Son
Female

Jane

Cowan

Daughter
Male

Hugh

Cowan

Son
Female

Mary

Cowan

Daughter
Male

William

Cowan

Son
Male

Robert

Cowan

Son
First name(s) Catherine
Last name Cowan
Relationship Head
Marital status Widow
Age 44
Birth year 1837
Birth place Ireland

Household members (7 people)

First name(s)

Last name

Relationship

Marital status

Age

Birth year

Birth place

Full record

Catherine

Cowan

Head

Widow

44

1837

Ireland

Thomas

Cowan

Son

Unmarried

24

1857

Glasgow, Lanarkshire, Scotland

Jane

Cowan

Daughter

Unmarried

20

1861

Glasgow, Lanarkshire, Scotland

Hugh

Cowan

Son

-

17

1864

Glasgow, Lanarkshire, Scotland

Mary

Cowan

Daughter

-

12

1869

Glasgow, Lanarkshire, Scotland

William

Cowan

Son

-

8

1873

Glasgow, Lanarkshire, Scotland

Robert

Cowan

Son

-

16

1865

Glasgow, Lanarkshire, Scotland

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