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Household of Christian Cowan (born 1850)

1881 England, Wales & Scotland Census in Govan Church, 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.

Christian Cowan and 5 other people are on this record

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In the 1881 Census, the household of Christian Cowan, born in 1850 in , consisted of 6 members. Christian was the head of the household, married to Janet Lawson Cowan, born in 1853 in Paisley, Renfrewshire, Scotland. They had 4 children; John (born 1873 in Johnston, Renfrewshire, Scotland), Robert (born 1876 in Johnston, Renfrewshire, Scotland), Jane (born 1879 in Glasgow, Lanarkshire, Scotland) and William (born 1881 in Glasgow, Lanarkshire, Scotland).


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Christian Cowan's household

Male

Christian

Cowan

Head
Female

Janet Lawson

Cowan

Wife
Male

John

Cowan

Son
Male

Robert

Cowan

Son
Female

Jane

Cowan

Daughter
Male

William

Cowan

Son
First name(s) Christian
Last name Cowan
Relationship Head
Marital status Married
Age 31
Birth year 1850
Birth place -

Household members (6 people)

First name(s)

Last name

Relationship

Marital status

Age

Birth year

Birth place

Full record

Christian

Cowan

Head

Married

31

1850

-

Janet Lawson

Cowan

Wife

Married

28

1853

Paisley, Renfrewshire, Scotland

John

Cowan

Son

-

8

1873

Johnston, Renfrewshire, Scotland

Robert

Cowan

Son

-

5

1876

Johnston, Renfrewshire, Scotland

Jane

Cowan

Daughter

-

2

1879

Glasgow, Lanarkshire, Scotland

William

Cowan

Son

-

0

1881

Glasgow, Lanarkshire, Scotland

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