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Household of James Cowan (born 1847, Dumfriesshire)
1881 England, Wales & Scotland Census in Hamilton, 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 8 other people are on this record
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In the 1881 Census, the household of James Cowan, born in 1847 in Moffat, Dumfriesshire, consisted of 9 members. James was the head of the household, married to Isabella Cowan, born in 1844 in Old Monkland, Lanarkshire, Scotland. They had 4 children; Jessie (born 1871 in Hamilton, Lanarkshire, Scotland), Mary (born 1873 in Hamilton, Lanarkshire, Scotland), Jane (born 1876 in Hamilton, Lanarkshire, Scotland) and Hope (born 1880 in Hamilton, Lanarkshire, Scotland).
During the period, also present in the household were James's Servant, Jessie (born 1867 in Wishaw, Lanarkshire, Scotland), James's Boarder, Robert (born 1865 in Biggar, Lanarkshire, Scotland) and James's Boarder, John (born 1853 in Tillicoultry, Clackmannanshire, Scotland).
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James Cowan's household
James
Cowan
Head
Isabella
Cowan
Wife
Jessie
Cowan
Daughter
Mary
Cowan
Daughter
Jane
Cowan
Daughter
Hope
Cowan
Son
Jessie
Aird
Servant
Robert
Smith
Boarder
John
McNiven
Boarder
| First name(s) | James |
| Last name | Cowan |
| Relationship | Head |
| Marital status | Married |
| Age | 34 |
| Birth year | 1847 |
| Birth place | Moffat, Dumfriesshire, Scotland |
Household members (9 people)
First name(s) | Last name | Relationship | Marital status | Age | Birth year | Birth place | Full record |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
James | Cowan | Head | Married | 34 | 1847 | Moffat, Dumfriesshire, Scotland | |
Isabella | Cowan | Wife | Married | 37 | 1844 | Old Monkland, Lanarkshire, Scotland | |
Jessie | Cowan | Daughter | - | 10 | 1871 | Hamilton, Lanarkshire, Scotland | |
Mary | Cowan | Daughter | - | 8 | 1873 | Hamilton, Lanarkshire, Scotland | |
Jane | Cowan | Daughter | - | 5 | 1876 | Hamilton, Lanarkshire, Scotland | |
Hope | Cowan | Son | - | 1 | 1880 | Hamilton, Lanarkshire, Scotland | |
Jessie | Aird | Servant | - | 14 | 1867 | Wishaw, Lanarkshire, Scotland | |
Robert | Smith | Boarder | - | 16 | 1865 | Biggar, Lanarkshire, Scotland | |
John | McNiven | Boarder | Unmarried | 28 | 1853 | Tillicoultry, Clackmannanshire, Scotland |
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