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Household of David Cowper (born 1810, Fife)
1881 England, Wales & Scotland Census in Burntisland, Fife, 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 Cowper and 6 other people are on this record
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In the 1881 Census, the household of David Cowper, born in 1810 in Dunfermline, Fife, consisted of 7 members. David was the head of the household, married to Mary Bertram Cowper, born in 1822 in Fife, Scotland. They had 3 children; Elizabeth Williamson (born 1854 in Burntisland, Fife, Scotland), Annie Susan (born 1858 in Burntisland, Fife, Scotland) and Stephen Williamson (born 1864 in Burntisland, Fife, Scotland).
During the period, also present in the household were David's Servant, Jane (born 1859 in Cupar, Fife, Scotland) and David's Son-In-Law, Charles Greig (born 1837 in Edinburgh, Midlothian, Scotland).
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David Cowper's household
David
Cowper
Head
Mary Bertram
Cowper
Wife
Elizabeth Williamson
Cowper
Daughter
Annie Susan
Cowper
Daughter
Stephen Williamson
Cowper
Son
Jane
Lister
Servant
Charles Greig
Macrae
Son-In-Law
| First name(s) | David |
| Last name | Cowper |
| Relationship | Head |
| Marital status | Married |
| Age | 71 |
| Birth year | 1810 |
| Birth place | Dunfermline, Fife, Scotland |
Household members (7 people)
First name(s) | Last name | Relationship | Marital status | Age | Birth year | Birth place | Full record |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
David | Cowper | Head | Married | 71 | 1810 | Dunfermline, Fife, Scotland | |
Mary Bertram | Cowper | Wife | Married | 59 | 1822 | Fife, Scotland | |
Elizabeth Williamson | Cowper | Daughter | Unmarried | 27 | 1854 | Burntisland, Fife, Scotland | |
Annie Susan | Cowper | Daughter | Unmarried | 23 | 1858 | Burntisland, Fife, Scotland | |
Stephen Williamson | Cowper | Son | Unmarried | 17 | 1864 | Burntisland, Fife, Scotland | |
Jane | Lister | Servant | Unmarried | 22 | 1859 | Cupar, Fife, Scotland | |
Charles Greig | Macrae | Son-In-Law | Married | 44 | 1837 | Edinburgh, Midlothian, Scotland |
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