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Household of James Cow (born 1823, Aberdeenshire)

1881 England, Wales & Scotland Census in Lonmay, Aberdeenshire, 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 Cow and 7 other people are on this record

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In the 1881 Census, the household of James Cow, born in 1823 in Lonmay, Aberdeenshire, consisted of 8 members. James was the head of the household, married to Mary Cow, born in 1825 in Rathen, Aberdeenshire, Scotland. They had 4 children; Christian (born 1853 in Lonmay, Aberdeenshire, Scotland), John (born 1864 in Lonmay, Aberdeenshire, Scotland), James (born 1867 in Lonmay, Aberdeenshire, Scotland) and Agnes (born 1869 in Peterhead, Aberdeenshire, Scotland).
During the period, also present in the household were James's Grandson, Alexander (born 1876 in Peterhead, Aberdeenshire, Scotland) and James's Grandson, William (born 1878 in Peterhead, Aberdeenshire, Scotland).


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James Cow's household

Male

James

Cow

Head
Female

Mary

Cow

Wife
Female

Christian

Cow

Daughter
Male

John

Cow

Son
Male

James

Cow

Son
Female

Agnes

Cow

Daughter
Male

Alexander

Duncan

Grandson
Male

William

Duncan

Grandson
First name(s) James
Last name Cow
Relationship Head
Marital status Married
Age 58
Birth year 1823
Birth place Lonmay, Aberdeenshire, Scotland

Household members (8 people)

First name(s)

Last name

Relationship

Marital status

Age

Birth year

Birth place

Full record

James

Cow

Head

Married

58

1823

Lonmay, Aberdeenshire, Scotland

Mary

Cow

Wife

Married

56

1825

Rathen, Aberdeenshire, Scotland

Christian

Cow

Daughter

Widow

28

1853

Lonmay, Aberdeenshire, Scotland

John

Cow

Son

Unmarried

17

1864

Lonmay, Aberdeenshire, Scotland

James

Cow

Son

-

14

1867

Lonmay, Aberdeenshire, Scotland

Agnes

Cow

Daughter

-

12

1869

Peterhead, Aberdeenshire, Scotland

Alexander

Duncan

Grandson

-

5

1876

Peterhead, Aberdeenshire, Scotland

William

Duncan

Grandson

-

3

1878

Peterhead, Aberdeenshire, Scotland

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