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Household of James Cowan (born 1820)
1881 England, Wales & Scotland Census in Bridgeton, 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 9 other people are on this record
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In the 1881 Census, the household of James Cowan, born in 1820 in , consisted of 10 members. James was the head of the household, married to Mary Ann Cowan, born in 1823 in Ireland. They had 5 children; Mary (born 1847 in Ireland), John (born 1857 in Glasgow, Lanarkshire, Scotland), Sarah (born 1861 in Glasgow, Lanarkshire, Scotland), James (born 1864 in Glasgow, Lanarkshire, Scotland) and William (born 1841 in Ireland).
During the period, also present in the household were James's Daughter-In-Law, Elizabeth (born 1842 in Ireland), James's Grandson, Samuel (born 1870 in Glasgow, Lanarkshire, Scotland) and James's Granddaughter, Elizabeth (born 1880 in Kilmarnock, Ayrshire, Scotland).
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James Cowan's household
James
Cowan
Head
Mary Ann
Cowan
Wife
Mary
Cowan
Daughter
John
Cowan
Son
Sarah
Cowan
Daughter
James
Cowan
Son
William
Cowan
Son
Elizabeth
Cowan
Daughter-In-Law
Samuel
Cowan
Grandson
Elizabeth
Cowan
Granddaughter
| First name(s) | James |
| Last name | Cowan |
| Relationship | Head |
| Marital status | Married |
| Age | 61 |
| Birth year | 1820 |
| Birth place | Ireland |
Household members (10 people)
First name(s) | Last name | Relationship | Marital status | Age | Birth year | Birth place | Full record |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
James | Cowan | Head | Married | 61 | 1820 | Ireland | |
Mary Ann | Cowan | Wife | Married | 58 | 1823 | Ireland | |
Mary | Cowan | Daughter | Unmarried | 34 | 1847 | Ireland | |
John | Cowan | Son | Unmarried | 24 | 1857 | Glasgow, Lanarkshire, Scotland | |
Sarah | Cowan | Daughter | Unmarried | 20 | 1861 | Glasgow, Lanarkshire, Scotland | |
James | Cowan | Son | Unmarried | 17 | 1864 | Glasgow, Lanarkshire, Scotland | |
William | Cowan | Son | Married | 40 | 1841 | Ireland | |
Elizabeth | Cowan | Daughter-In-Law | Married | 39 | 1842 | Ireland | |
Samuel | Cowan | Grandson | - | 11 | 1870 | Glasgow, Lanarkshire, Scotland | |
Elizabeth | Cowan | Granddaughter | - | 1 | 1880 | Kilmarnock, Ayrshire, Scotland |
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