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Household of Colin Cowan (born 1832)
1881 England, Wales & Scotland Census in Whitby, Yorkshire,Yorkshire (North Riding), England
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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.
Colin Cowan and 7 other people are on this record
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In the 1881 Census, the household of Colin Cowan, born in 1832 in , consisted of 8 members. Colin was the head of the household, married to Jane Cowan, born in 1833 in Paisley, Renfrewshire, Scotland. They had 5 children; Colin (born 1857 in Renfrew, Renfrewshire, Scotland), David (born 1862 in Paisley, Renfrewshire, Scotland), Annie (born 1866 in West Hartlepool, Durham, England), Marjory (born 1871 in West Hartlepool, Durham, England) and Hugh (born 1874 in Whitby, Yorkshire, England).
During the period, also present in the household was Colin's Wifes Mother, Jane Sutherland, born in 1803 in Paisley, Renfrewshire, Scotland.
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Colin Cowan's household
Colin
Cowan
Head
Jane
Cowan
Wife
Colin
Cowan
Son
David
Cowan
Son
Annie
Cowan
Daughter
Marjory
Cowan
Daughter
Hugh
Cowan
Son
Jane
Sutherland
Wifes Mother
| First name(s) | Colin |
| Last name | Cowan |
| Relationship | Head |
| Marital status | Married |
| Age | 49 |
| Birth year | 1832 |
| Birth place | Scotland |
Household members (8 people)
First name(s) | Last name | Relationship | Marital status | Age | Birth year | Birth place | Full record |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
Colin | Cowan | Head | Married | 49 | 1832 | Scotland | |
Jane | Cowan | Wife | Married | 48 | 1833 | Paisley, Renfrewshire, Scotland | |
Colin | Cowan | Son | Single | 24 | 1857 | Renfrew, Renfrewshire, Scotland | |
David | Cowan | Son | Single | 19 | 1862 | Paisley, Renfrewshire, Scotland | |
Annie | Cowan | Daughter | Single | 15 | 1866 | West Hartlepool, Durham, England | |
Marjory | Cowan | Daughter | Single | 10 | 1871 | West Hartlepool, Durham, England | |
Hugh | Cowan | Son | Single | 7 | 1874 | Whitby, Yorkshire, England | |
Jane | Sutherland | Wifes Mother | Widow | 78 | 1803 | Paisley, Renfrewshire, Scotland |
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