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Household of George Cowan (born 1842, Roxburghshire)

1881 England, Wales & Scotland Census in St Georges, Midlothian, 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 2 other people are on this record

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In the 1881 Census, the household of George Cowan, born in 1842 in Lawton, Roxburghshire, consisted of 3 members. George was the head of the household, married to Jane Cowan, born in 1840 in Dron, Perthshire, Scotland.
During the period, also present in the household was George's Visitor, William Sibbald, born in 1865 in Gladsmuir, Haddingtonshire (East Lothian), Scotland.


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George Cowan's household

Male

George

Cowan

Head
Female

Jane

Cowan

Wife
Male

William

Sibbald

Visitor
First name(s) George
Last name Cowan
Relationship Head
Marital status Married
Age 39
Birth year 1842
Birth place Lawton, Roxburghshire, Scotland

Household members (3 people)

First name(s)

Last name

Relationship

Marital status

Age

Birth year

Birth place

Full record

George

Cowan

Head

Married

39

1842

Lawton, Roxburghshire, Scotland

Jane

Cowan

Wife

Married

41

1840

Dron, Perthshire, Scotland

William

Sibbald

Visitor

Unmarried

16

1865

Gladsmuir, Haddingtonshire (East Lothian), Scotland

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