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Household of George Cowan (born 1827, Dumfriesshire)

1881 England, Wales & Scotland Census in Kinning Park, 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.

George Cowan and 7 other people are on this record

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In the 1881 Census, the household of George Cowan, born in 1827 in Dumfries, Dumfriesshire, consisted of 8 members. George was the head of the household, married to Agnes Cowan, born in 1835 in Dumfriesshire, Scotland. They had 6 children; Mary (born 1861 in Greenock, Renfrewshire, Scotland), Jessie (born 1863 in Greenock, Renfrewshire, Scotland), Thomas (born 1867 in Greenock, Renfrewshire, Scotland), Agnes (born 1868 in Greenock, Renfrewshire, Scotland), William (born 1872 in Greenock, Renfrewshire, Scotland) and Alice K (born 1880 in Glasgow, Lanarkshire, Scotland).


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George Cowan's household

Male

George

Cowan

Head
Female

Agnes

Cowan

Wife
Female

Mary

Cowan

Daughter
Female

Jessie

Cowan

Daughter
Male

Thomas

Cowan

Son
Female

Agnes

Cowan

Daughter
Male

William

Cowan

Son
Female

Alice K

Cowan

Daughter
First name(s) George
Last name Cowan
Relationship Head
Marital status Married
Age 54
Birth year 1827
Birth place Dumfries, Dumfriesshire, Scotland

Household members (8 people)

First name(s)

Last name

Relationship

Marital status

Age

Birth year

Birth place

Full record

George

Cowan

Head

Married

54

1827

Dumfries, Dumfriesshire, Scotland

Agnes

Cowan

Wife

Married

46

1835

Dumfriesshire, Scotland

Mary

Cowan

Daughter

Unmarried

20

1861

Greenock, Renfrewshire, Scotland

Jessie

Cowan

Daughter

Unmarried

18

1863

Greenock, Renfrewshire, Scotland

Thomas

Cowan

Son

-

14

1867

Greenock, Renfrewshire, Scotland

Agnes

Cowan

Daughter

-

13

1868

Greenock, Renfrewshire, Scotland

William

Cowan

Son

-

9

1872

Greenock, Renfrewshire, Scotland

Alice K

Cowan

Daughter

-

1

1880

Glasgow, Lanarkshire, Scotland

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