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Household of James Cowan (born 1850, Cumberland)
1881 England, Wales & Scotland Census in St Olave Southwark, London,Surrey, England
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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 Cowan and 7 other people are on this record
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In the 1881 Census, the household of James Cowan, born in 1850 in Carlisle, Cumberland, consisted of 8 members. James was the head of the household, married to Kate E Cowan, born in 1850 in Rotherhithe, Surrey, England. They had 3 children; Frank L (born 1877 in Bermondsey, Surrey, England), Hubert C (born 1879 in Bermondsey, Surrey, England) and May F (born 1876 in Bermondsey, Surrey, England).
During the period, also present in the household were James's Father In Law, Charles W (born 1823 in Kent, England), James's Mother In Law, Sarah (born 1814 in Shoreditch, Middlesex, England) and James's Sister In Law, Esther M A (born 1851 in Rotherhithe, Surrey, England).
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James Cowan's household
James
Cowan
Head
Kate E
Cowan
Wife
Frank L
Cowan
Son
Hubert C
Cowan
Son
May F
Cowan
Daughter
Charles W
Pimson
Father In Law
Sarah
Pimson
Mother In Law
Esther M A
Pimson
Sister In Law
| First name(s) | James |
| Last name | Cowan |
| Relationship | Head |
| Marital status | Married |
| Age | 31 |
| Birth year | 1850 |
| Birth place | Carlisle, Cumberland, England |
Household members (8 people)
First name(s) | Last name | Relationship | Marital status | Age | Birth year | Birth place | Full record |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
James | Cowan | Head | Married | 31 | 1850 | Carlisle, Cumberland, England | |
Kate E | Cowan | Wife | Married | 31 | 1850 | Rotherhithe, Surrey, England | |
Frank L | Cowan | Son | Single | 4 | 1877 | Bermondsey, Surrey, England | |
Hubert C | Cowan | Son | Single | 2 | 1879 | Bermondsey, Surrey, England | |
May F | Cowan | Daughter | Single | 5 | 1876 | Bermondsey, Surrey, England | |
Charles W | Pimson | Father In Law | Married | 58 | 1823 | Kent, England | |
Sarah | Pimson | Mother In Law | Married | 67 | 1814 | Shoreditch, Middlesex, England | |
Esther M A | Pimson | Sister In Law | Single | 30 | 1851 | Rotherhithe, Surrey, England |
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