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Household of David Cowan (born 1847, Roxburghshire)
1881 England, Wales & Scotland Census in Hawick, Roxburghshire, 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.
David Cowan and 7 other people are on this record
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In the 1881 Census, the household of David Cowan, born in 1847 in Lanton, Roxburghshire, consisted of 8 members. David was the head of the household, married to Margaret D Cowan, born in 1849 in Hawick, Roxburghshire, Scotland. They had 6 children; Margaret (born 1868 in Hawick, Roxburghshire, Scotland), Ann (born 1870 in Glasgow, Lanarkshire, Scotland), Alice (born 1872 in England), James (born 1875 in England), George (born 1878 in Edinburgh, Midlothian, Scotland) and Robert (born 1880 in Hawick, Roxburghshire, Scotland).
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David Cowan's household
David
Cowan
Head
Margaret D
Cowan
Wife
Margaret
Cowan
Daughter
Ann
Cowan
Daughter
Alice
Cowan
Daughter
James
Cowan
Son
George
Cowan
Son
Robert
Cowan
Son
| First name(s) | David |
| Last name | Cowan |
| Relationship | Head |
| Marital status | Married |
| Age | 34 |
| Birth year | 1847 |
| Birth place | Lanton, Roxburghshire, Scotland |
Household members (8 people)
First name(s) | Last name | Relationship | Marital status | Age | Birth year | Birth place | Full record |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
David | Cowan | Head | Married | 34 | 1847 | Lanton, Roxburghshire, Scotland | |
Margaret D | Cowan | Wife | Married | 32 | 1849 | Hawick, Roxburghshire, Scotland | |
Margaret | Cowan | Daughter | Unmarried | 13 | 1868 | Hawick, Roxburghshire, Scotland | |
Ann | Cowan | Daughter | - | 11 | 1870 | Glasgow, Lanarkshire, Scotland | |
Alice | Cowan | Daughter | - | 9 | 1872 | England | |
James | Cowan | Son | - | 6 | 1875 | England | |
George | Cowan | Son | - | 3 | 1878 | Edinburgh, Midlothian, Scotland | |
Robert | Cowan | Son | - | 1 | 1880 | Hawick, Roxburghshire, Scotland |
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