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Household of James Cowan (born 1823, Dumfriesshire)

1881 England, Wales & Scotland Census in Hutton, Dumfriesshire, 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 1823 in Hutton, Dumfriesshire, consisted of 7 members. James was the head of the household, married to Catherine Cowan, born in 1852 in Penpont, Dumfriesshire, Scotland. They had 5 children; Agnes (born 1873 in Hutton, Dumfriesshire, Scotland), James (born 1875 in Hutton, Dumfriesshire, Scotland), Jane (born 1877 in Hutton, Dumfriesshire, Scotland), Catherine (born 1877 in Hutton, Dumfriesshire, Scotland) and Margaret (born 1879 in Hutton, Dumfriesshire, Scotland).


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James Cowan's household

Male

James

Cowan

Head
Female

Catherine

Cowan

Wife
Female

Agnes

Cowan

Daughter
Male

James

Cowan

Son
Female

Jane

Cowan

Daughter
Female

Catherine

Cowan

Daughter
Female

Margaret

Cowan

Daughter
First name(s) James
Last name Cowan
Relationship Head
Marital status Married
Age 58
Birth year 1823
Birth place Hutton, Dumfriesshire, Scotland

Household members (7 people)

First name(s)

Last name

Relationship

Marital status

Age

Birth year

Birth place

Full record

James

Cowan

Head

Married

58

1823

Hutton, Dumfriesshire, Scotland

Catherine

Cowan

Wife

Married

29

1852

Penpont, Dumfriesshire, Scotland

Agnes

Cowan

Daughter

-

8

1873

Hutton, Dumfriesshire, Scotland

James

Cowan

Son

-

6

1875

Hutton, Dumfriesshire, Scotland

Jane

Cowan

Daughter

-

4

1877

Hutton, Dumfriesshire, Scotland

Catherine

Cowan

Daughter

-

4

1877

Hutton, Dumfriesshire, Scotland

Margaret

Cowan

Daughter

-

2

1879

Hutton, Dumfriesshire, Scotland

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