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Household of Gilbert Cowan (born 1837, Lanarkshire)

1881 England, Wales & Scotland Census in Camlachie, 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.

Gilbert Cowan and 4 other people are on this record

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In the 1881 Census, the household of Gilbert Cowan, born in 1837 in Rutherglen, Lanarkshire, consisted of 5 members. Gilbert was the head of the household, married to Margaret D R Cowan, born in 1840 in Glasgow, Lanarkshire, Scotland. They had 3 children; Margaret (born 1866 in Glasgow, Lanarkshire, Scotland), Marian (born 1873 in Glasgow, Lanarkshire, Scotland) and Elizabeth (born 1881 in Glasgow, Lanarkshire, Scotland).


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Gilbert Cowan's household

Male

Gilbert

Cowan

Head
Female

Margaret D R

Cowan

Wife
Female

Margaret

Cowan

Daughter
Female

Marian

Cowan

Daughter
Female

Elizabeth

Cowan

Daughter
First name(s) Gilbert
Last name Cowan
Relationship Head
Marital status Married
Age 44
Birth year 1837
Birth place Rutherglen, Lanarkshire, Scotland

Household members (5 people)

First name(s)

Last name

Relationship

Marital status

Age

Birth year

Birth place

Full record

Gilbert

Cowan

Head

Married

44

1837

Rutherglen, Lanarkshire, Scotland

Margaret D R

Cowan

Wife

Married

41

1840

Glasgow, Lanarkshire, Scotland

Margaret

Cowan

Daughter

-

15

1866

Glasgow, Lanarkshire, Scotland

Marian

Cowan

Daughter

-

8

1873

Glasgow, Lanarkshire, Scotland

Elizabeth

Cowan

Daughter

-

0

1881

Glasgow, Lanarkshire, Scotland

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