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Household of Henry Cowe (born 1847, Roxburghshire)

1881 England, Wales & Scotland Census in South Leith, 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.

Henry Cowe and 4 other people are on this record

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In the 1881 Census, the household of Henry Cowe, born in 1847 in Morebattle, Roxburghshire, consisted of 5 members. Henry was the head of the household, married to Mary A Cowe, born in 1850 in Aberdeenshire, Scotland. They had 2 children; Robert (born 1877 in Glasgow, Lanarkshire, Scotland) and Elizabeth (born 1880 in Leith, Midlothian, Scotland).
During the period, also present in the household was Henry's Boarder, Robert Nicol, born in 1852 in Roberton, Roxburghshire, Scotland.


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Henry Cowe's household

Male

Henry

Cowe

Head
Female

Mary A

Cowe

Wife
Male

Robert

Cowe

Son
Female

Elizabeth

Cowe

Daughter
Male

Robert

Nicol

Boarder
First name(s) Henry
Last name Cowe
Relationship Head
Marital status Married
Age 34
Birth year 1847
Birth place Morebattle, Roxburghshire, Scotland

Household members (5 people)

First name(s)

Last name

Relationship

Marital status

Age

Birth year

Birth place

Full record

Henry

Cowe

Head

Married

34

1847

Morebattle, Roxburghshire, Scotland

Mary A

Cowe

Wife

Married

31

1850

Aberdeenshire, Scotland

Robert

Cowe

Son

Unmarried

4

1877

Glasgow, Lanarkshire, Scotland

Elizabeth

Cowe

Daughter

Unmarried

1

1880

Leith, Midlothian, Scotland

Robert

Nicol

Boarder

Unmarried

29

1852

Roberton, Roxburghshire, Scotland

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