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Household of James Cowan (born 1818, Midlothian)

1881 England, Wales & Scotland Census in Newington, 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.

James Cowan and 6 other people are on this record

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In the 1881 Census, the household of James Cowan, born in 1818 in Midlothian, consisted of 7 members. James was the head of the household, married to Archibald Cowan, born in 1861 in Midlothian, Scotland. They had 3 children; Archibald (born 1861 in Midlothian, Scotland), Marion (born 1857 in Newtongrange, Midlothian, Scotland) and Alison (born 1859 in Newtongrange, Midlothian, Scotland).
During the period, also present in the household were James's Grandson, John (born 1878 in Newtongrange, Midlothian, Scotland), James's Grandson, Charles (born 1880 in Newtongrange, Midlothian, Scotland) and James's Boarder, Christina (born 1853 in Newtongrange, Midlothian, Scotland).


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James Cowan's household

Male

James

Cowan

Head
Male

Archibald

Cowan

Son
Female

Marion

Cowan

Daughter
Female

Alison

Cowan

Daughter
Male

John

Bennet

Grandson
Male

Charles

Thomson

Grandson
Female

Christina

Forbes

Boarder
First name(s) James
Last name Cowan
Relationship Head
Marital status Married
Age 63
Birth year 1818
Birth place Midlothian, Scotland

Household members (7 people)

First name(s)

Last name

Relationship

Marital status

Age

Birth year

Birth place

Full record

James

Cowan

Head

Married

63

1818

Midlothian, Scotland

Archibald

Cowan

Son

Unmarried

20

1861

Midlothian, Scotland

Marion

Cowan

Daughter

Married

24

1857

Newtongrange, Midlothian, Scotland

Alison

Cowan

Daughter

Unmarried

22

1859

Newtongrange, Midlothian, Scotland

John

Bennet

Grandson

-

3

1878

Newtongrange, Midlothian, Scotland

Charles

Thomson

Grandson

-

1

1880

Newtongrange, Midlothian, Scotland

Christina

Forbes

Boarder

Unmarried

28

1853

Newtongrange, Midlothian, Scotland

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