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Household of James Cosser (born 1847, Lanarkshire)

1881 England, Wales & Scotland Census in Milton, 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.

James Cosser and 6 other people are on this record

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In the 1881 Census, the household of James Cosser, born in 1847 in Carluke, Lanarkshire, consisted of 7 members. James was the head of the household, married to Janet Cosser, born in 1857 in Glasgow, Lanarkshire, Scotland. They had 4 children; Jessie (born 1868 in Glasgow, Lanarkshire, Scotland), John R (born 1876 in Glasgow, Lanarkshire, Scotland), James (born 1878 in Glasgow, Lanarkshire, Scotland) and George R (born 1880 in Glasgow, Lanarkshire, Scotland).
During the period, also present in the household was James's Servant, Mary Ferguson, born in 1859 in Invernessshire, Scotland.


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James Cosser's household

Male

James

Cosser

Head
Female

Janet

Cosser

Wife
Female

Jessie

Cosser

Daughter
Male

John R

Cosser

Son
Male

James

Cosser

Son
Male

George R

Cosser

Son
Female

Mary

Ferguson

Servant
First name(s) James
Last name Cosser
Relationship Head
Marital status Married
Age 34
Birth year 1847
Birth place Carluke, Lanarkshire, Scotland

Household members (7 people)

First name(s)

Last name

Relationship

Marital status

Age

Birth year

Birth place

Full record

James

Cosser

Head

Married

34

1847

Carluke, Lanarkshire, Scotland

Janet

Cosser

Wife

Married

24

1857

Glasgow, Lanarkshire, Scotland

Jessie

Cosser

Daughter

Unmarried

13

1868

Glasgow, Lanarkshire, Scotland

John R

Cosser

Son

-

5

1876

Glasgow, Lanarkshire, Scotland

James

Cosser

Son

-

3

1878

Glasgow, Lanarkshire, Scotland

George R

Cosser

Son

-

1

1880

Glasgow, Lanarkshire, Scotland

Mary

Ferguson

Servant

Unmarried

22

1859

Invernessshire, Scotland

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