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Household of James Cowan (born 1839, Ayrshire)

1881 England, Wales & Scotland Census in Parish of Wigtown, Wigtownshire, 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 5 other people are on this record

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In the 1881 Census, the household of James Cowan, born in 1839 in Ayr, Ayrshire, consisted of 6 members. James was the head of the household, married to Mary Cowan, born in 1841 in Wigtown, Wigtownshire, Scotland. They had 4 children; Mary (born 1869 in Wigtown, Wigtownshire, Scotland), John (born 1872 in Wigtown, Wigtownshire, Scotland), Jannet (born 1875 in Wigtown, Wigtownshire, Scotland) and James (born 1877 in Wigtown, Wigtownshire, Scotland).


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James Cowan's household

Male

James

Cowan

Head
Female

Mary

Cowan

Wife
Female

Mary

Cowan

Daughter
Male

John

Cowan

Son
Female

Jannet

Cowan

Daughter
Male

James

Cowan

Son
First name(s) James
Last name Cowan
Relationship Head
Marital status Married
Age 42
Birth year 1839
Birth place Ayr, Ayrshire, Scotland

Household members (6 people)

First name(s)

Last name

Relationship

Marital status

Age

Birth year

Birth place

Full record

James

Cowan

Head

Married

42

1839

Ayr, Ayrshire, Scotland

Mary

Cowan

Wife

Married

40

1841

Wigtown, Wigtownshire, Scotland

Mary

Cowan

Daughter

-

12

1869

Wigtown, Wigtownshire, Scotland

John

Cowan

Son

-

9

1872

Wigtown, Wigtownshire, Scotland

Jannet

Cowan

Daughter

-

6

1875

Wigtown, Wigtownshire, Scotland

James

Cowan

Son

-

4

1877

Wigtown, Wigtownshire, Scotland

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