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Household of James Cowan (born 1844, Lanarkshire)
1881 England, Wales & Scotland Census in Calton, Lanarkshire, 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 7 other people are on this record
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In the 1881 Census, the household of James Cowan, born in 1844 in Glasgow, Lanarkshire, consisted of 8 members. James was the head of the household, married to Mary Cowan, born in 1844 in Glasgow, Lanarkshire, Scotland. They had 6 children; John (born 1866 in Glasgow, Lanarkshire, Scotland), Eliza (born 1868 in Glasgow, Lanarkshire, Scotland), Hugh (born 1870 in Glasgow, Lanarkshire, Scotland), James (born 1863 in Glasgow, Lanarkshire, Scotland), Walter (born 1876 in Glasgow, Lanarkshire, Scotland) and Maggie (born 1880 in Glasgow, Lanarkshire, Scotland).
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James Cowan's household
James
Cowan
Head
Mary
Cowan
Wife
John
Cowan
Son
Eliza
Cowan
Daughter
Hugh
Cowan
Son
James
Cowan
Son
Walter
Cowan
Son
Maggie
Cowan
Daughter
| First name(s) | James |
| Last name | Cowan |
| Relationship | Head |
| Marital status | Married |
| Age | 37 |
| Birth year | 1844 |
| Birth place | Glasgow, Lanarkshire, Scotland |
Household members (8 people)
First name(s) | Last name | Relationship | Marital status | Age | Birth year | Birth place | Full record |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
James | Cowan | Head | Married | 37 | 1844 | Glasgow, Lanarkshire, Scotland | |
Mary | Cowan | Wife | Married | 37 | 1844 | Glasgow, Lanarkshire, Scotland | |
John | Cowan | Son | Unmarried | 15 | 1866 | Glasgow, Lanarkshire, Scotland | |
Eliza | Cowan | Daughter | - | 13 | 1868 | Glasgow, Lanarkshire, Scotland | |
Hugh | Cowan | Son | - | 11 | 1870 | Glasgow, Lanarkshire, Scotland | |
James | Cowan | Son | - | 18 | 1863 | Glasgow, Lanarkshire, Scotland | |
Walter | Cowan | Son | - | 5 | 1876 | Glasgow, Lanarkshire, Scotland | |
Maggie | Cowan | Daughter | - | 1 | 1880 | Glasgow, Lanarkshire, Scotland |
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