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Household of Hugh Cowan (born 1840, Ayrshire)
1881 England, Wales & Scotland Census in Airdrie, 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.
Hugh Cowan and 7 other people are on this record
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In the 1881 Census, the household of Hugh Cowan, born in 1840 in Coylton, Ayrshire, consisted of 8 members. Hugh was the head of the household, married to Margaret Cowan, born in 1841 in Killearn, Stirlingshire, Scotland. They had 6 children; James (born 1864 in Ayrshire, Scotland), William (born 1869 in Airdrie, Lanarkshire, Scotland), Jean (born 1871 in Airdrie, Lanarkshire, Scotland), John (born 1873 in Airdrie, Lanarkshire, Scotland), Jessie (born 1875 in Airdrie, Lanarkshire, Scotland) and David (born 1881 in Airdrie, Lanarkshire, Scotland).
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Hugh Cowan's household
Hugh
Cowan
Head
Margaret
Cowan
Wife
James
Cowan
Son
William
Cowan
Son
Jean
Cowan
Daughter
John
Cowan
Son
Jessie
Cowan
Daughter
David
Cowan
Son
| First name(s) | Hugh |
| Last name | Cowan |
| Relationship | Head |
| Marital status | Married |
| Age | 41 |
| Birth year | 1840 |
| Birth place | Coylton, Ayrshire, Scotland |
Household members (8 people)
First name(s) | Last name | Relationship | Marital status | Age | Birth year | Birth place | Full record |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
Hugh | Cowan | Head | Married | 41 | 1840 | Coylton, Ayrshire, Scotland | |
Margaret | Cowan | Wife | Married | 40 | 1841 | Killearn, Stirlingshire, Scotland | |
James | Cowan | Son | Unmarried | 17 | 1864 | Ayrshire, Scotland | |
William | Cowan | Son | - | 12 | 1869 | Airdrie, Lanarkshire, Scotland | |
Jean | Cowan | Daughter | - | 10 | 1871 | Airdrie, Lanarkshire, Scotland | |
John | Cowan | Son | - | 8 | 1873 | Airdrie, Lanarkshire, Scotland | |
Jessie | Cowan | Daughter | - | 6 | 1875 | Airdrie, Lanarkshire, Scotland | |
David | Cowan | Son | - | 0 | 1881 | Airdrie, Lanarkshire, Scotland |
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