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Household of James Cowie (born 1841, Aberdeenshire)

1881 England, Wales & Scotland Census in Old Machar, Aberdeenshire, 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 Cowie and 7 other people are on this record

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In the 1881 Census, the household of James Cowie, born in 1841 in Strichen, Aberdeenshire, consisted of 8 members. James was the head of the household, married to Isabella Cowie, born in 1842 in Fraserburgh, Aberdeenshire, Scotland. They had 6 children; Alexander (born 1866 in Fraserburgh, Aberdeenshire, Scotland), James (born 1870 in Aberdeenshire, Scotland), Mary C (born 1873 in United States), Ann B (born 1875 in Aberdeenshire, Scotland), William B (born 1878 in United States) and Charles P (born 1880 in Aberdeenshire, Scotland).


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James Cowie's household

Male

James

Cowie

Head
Female

Isabella

Cowie

Wife
Male

Alexander

Cowie

Son
Male

James

Cowie

Son
Female

Mary C

Cowie

Daughter
Female

Ann B

Cowie

Daughter
Male

William B

Cowie

Son
Male

Charles P

Cowie

Son
First name(s) James
Last name Cowie
Relationship Head
Marital status Married
Age 40
Birth year 1841
Birth place Strichen, Aberdeenshire, Scotland

Household members (8 people)

First name(s)

Last name

Relationship

Marital status

Age

Birth year

Birth place

Full record

James

Cowie

Head

Married

40

1841

Strichen, Aberdeenshire, Scotland

Isabella

Cowie

Wife

Married

39

1842

Fraserburgh, Aberdeenshire, Scotland

Alexander

Cowie

Son

Unmarried

15

1866

Fraserburgh, Aberdeenshire, Scotland

James

Cowie

Son

-

11

1870

Aberdeenshire, Scotland

Mary C

Cowie

Daughter

-

8

1873

United States

Ann B

Cowie

Daughter

-

6

1875

Aberdeenshire, Scotland

William B

Cowie

Son

-

3

1878

United States

Charles P

Cowie

Son

-

1

1880

Aberdeenshire, Scotland

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