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Household of Charles Cowan (born 1817, Lanarkshire)

1881 England, Wales & Scotland Census in Bridgeton, 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.

Charles Cowan and 4 other people are on this record

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In the 1881 Census, the household of Charles Cowan, born in 1817 in Glasgow, Lanarkshire, consisted of 5 members. Charles was the head of the household, married to Jane W Cowan, born in 1835 in Antrim, Ireland. They had 3 children; Jane W (born 1865 in Glasgow, Lanarkshire, Scotland), Charlotte (born 1867 in Glasgow, Lanarkshire, Scotland) and Alexander (born 1869 in Glasgow, Lanarkshire, Scotland).


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Charles Cowan's household

Male

Charles

Cowan

Head
Female

Jane W

Cowan

Wife
Female

Jane W

Cowan

Daughter
Female

Charlotte

Cowan

Daughter
Male

Alexander

Cowan

Son
First name(s) Charles
Last name Cowan
Relationship Head
Marital status Married
Age 64
Birth year 1817
Birth place Glasgow, Lanarkshire, Scotland

Household members (5 people)

First name(s)

Last name

Relationship

Marital status

Age

Birth year

Birth place

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Charles

Cowan

Head

Married

64

1817

Glasgow, Lanarkshire, Scotland

Jane W

Cowan

Wife

Married

46

1835

Antrim, Ireland

Jane W

Cowan

Daughter

Unmarried

16

1865

Glasgow, Lanarkshire, Scotland

Charlotte

Cowan

Daughter

Unmarried

14

1867

Glasgow, Lanarkshire, Scotland

Alexander

Cowan

Son

-

12

1869

Glasgow, Lanarkshire, Scotland

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