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Household of Henry Cowan (born 1820)

1881 England, Wales & Scotland Census in Partick, 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.

Henry Cowan and 3 other people are on this record

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In the 1881 Census, the household of Henry Cowan, born in 1820 in , consisted of 4 members. Henry was the head of the household, married to Helen Cowan, born in 1831 in Ireland.
During the period, also present in the household were Henry's Sister-In-Law, Agnes M (born 1841 in Ireland) and Henry's Servant, Janet (born 1854 in Dunbartonshire, Scotland).


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Henry Cowan's household

Male

Henry

Cowan

Head
Female

Helen

Cowan

Wife
Female

Agnes M

Jephson

Sister-In-Law
Female

Janet

Sheilds

Servant
First name(s) Henry
Last name Cowan
Relationship Head
Marital status Married
Age 61
Birth year 1820
Birth place England

Household members (4 people)

First name(s)

Last name

Relationship

Marital status

Age

Birth year

Birth place

Full record

Henry

Cowan

Head

Married

61

1820

England

Helen

Cowan

Wife

Married

50

1831

Ireland

Agnes M

Jephson

Sister-In-Law

Unmarried

40

1841

Ireland

Janet

Sheilds

Servant

Unmarried

27

1854

Dunbartonshire, Scotland

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