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Household of James Cowie (born 1808)

1881 England, Wales & Scotland Census in Bromley, Kent, England

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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 Cowie and 14 other people are on this record

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In the 1881 Census, the household of James Cowie, born in 1808 in , consisted of 15 members. James was the head of the household, married to Mary Cowie, born in 1824 in Scotland. They had 7 children; Catherine B (born 1851 in Scotland), Mary B (born 1852 in Scotland), Jane H (born 1854 in Scotland), David (born 1856 in Scotland), Agnes S (born 1858 in Scotland), James M (born 1860 in Scotland) and Eliza J (born 1864 in Scotland).
During the period, also present in the household were James's Visitor, Patrick G (born 1847 in Scotland), James's Servant, Flora (born 1843 in Scotland), James's Servant, Caroline (born 1858 in Cramlington, Sussex, England), James's Servant, John (born 1863 in Ireland), James's Servant, Alan (born 1863 in Bromley, Kent, England) and James's Servant, William (born 1862 in Bromley, Kent, England).


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James Cowie's household

Male

James

Cowie

Head
Female

Mary

Cowie

Wife
Female

Catherine B

Cowie

Daughter
Female

Mary B

Cowie

Daughter
Female

Jane H

Cowie

Daughter
Male

David

Cowie

Son
Female

Agnes S

Cowie

Daughter
Male

James M

Cowie

Son
Female

Eliza J

Cowie

Daughter
Male

Patrick G

Robinson

Visitor
Female

Flora

Cunningham

Servant
Female

Caroline

Mayhew

Servant
Male

John

Fener

Servant
Male

Alan

Davis

Servant
Male

William

Davis

Servant
First name(s) James
Last name Cowie
Relationship Head
Marital status Married
Age 73
Birth year 1808
Birth place Scotland

Household members (15 people)

First name(s)

Last name

Relationship

Marital status

Age

Birth year

Birth place

Full record

James

Cowie

Head

Married

73

1808

Scotland

Mary

Cowie

Wife

Married

57

1824

Scotland

Catherine B

Cowie

Daughter

Single

30

1851

Scotland

Mary B

Cowie

Daughter

Single

29

1852

Scotland

Jane H

Cowie

Daughter

Single

27

1854

Scotland

David

Cowie

Son

Single

25

1856

Scotland

Agnes S

Cowie

Daughter

Single

23

1858

Scotland

James M

Cowie

Son

Single

21

1860

Scotland

Eliza J

Cowie

Daughter

Single

17

1864

Scotland

Patrick G

Robinson

Visitor

Single

34

1847

Scotland

Flora

Cunningham

Servant

Married

38

1843

Scotland

Caroline

Mayhew

Servant

Single

23

1858

Cramlington, Sussex, England

John

Fener

Servant

Single

18

1863

Ireland

Alan

Davis

Servant

Single

18

1863

Bromley, Kent, England

William

Davis

Servant

Single

19

1862

Bromley, Kent, England

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