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Household of Charles McCowan (born 1839, Perthshire)

1881 England, Wales & Scotland Census in Crieff, Perthshire, 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 McCowan and 9 other people are on this record

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In the 1881 Census, the household of Charles McCowan, born in 1839 in Comrie, Perthshire, consisted of 10 members. Charles was the head of the household, married to Agnes McCowan, born in 1846 in Stewarton, Ayrshire, Scotland. They had 6 children; Peter (born 1864 in Comrie, Perthshire, Scotland), Grace (born 1866 in Comrie, Perthshire, Scotland), Mary Jane (born 1871 in Comrie, Perthshire, Scotland), Margaret (born 1872 in Comrie, Perthshire, Scotland), Colin James (born 1874 in Comrie, Perthshire, Scotland) and Agnes Wilson (born 1876 in Crieff, Perthshire, Scotland).
During the period, also present in the household were Charles's Servant, Robert (born 1859 in Comrie, Perthshire, Scotland) and Charles's Servant, Jane (born 1859 in Blackford, Perthshire, Scotland).


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Charles McCowan's household

Male

Charles

McCowan

Head
Female

Agnes

McCowan

Wife
Male

Peter

McCowan

Son
Female

Grace

McCowan

Daughter
Female

Mary Jane

McCowan

Daughter
Female

Margaret

McCowan

Daughter
Male

Colin James

McCowan

Son
Female

Agnes Wilson

McCowan

Daughter
Male

Robert

Comrie

Servant
Female

Jane

Fernie

Servant
First name(s) Charles
Last name McCowan
Relationship Head
Marital status Married
Age 42
Birth year 1839
Birth place Comrie, Perthshire, Scotland

Household members (10 people)

First name(s)

Last name

Relationship

Marital status

Age

Birth year

Birth place

Full record

Charles

McCowan

Head

Married

42

1839

Comrie, Perthshire, Scotland

Agnes

McCowan

Wife

Married

35

1846

Stewarton, Ayrshire, Scotland

Peter

McCowan

Son

-

17

1864

Comrie, Perthshire, Scotland

Grace

McCowan

Daughter

-

15

1866

Comrie, Perthshire, Scotland

Mary Jane

McCowan

Daughter

-

10

1871

Comrie, Perthshire, Scotland

Margaret

McCowan

Daughter

-

9

1872

Comrie, Perthshire, Scotland

Colin James

McCowan

Son

-

7

1874

Comrie, Perthshire, Scotland

Agnes Wilson

McCowan

Daughter

-

5

1876

Crieff, Perthshire, Scotland

Robert

Comrie

Servant

Unmarried

22

1859

Comrie, Perthshire, Scotland

Jane

Fernie

Servant

Unmarried

22

1859

Blackford, Perthshire, Scotland

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