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Household of James Cowie (born 1847, Aberdeenshire)

1881 England, Wales & Scotland Census in Deer or Old Deer, 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 6 other people are on this record

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In the 1881 Census, the household of James Cowie, born in 1847 in Peterhead, Aberdeenshire, consisted of 7 members. James was the head of the household, married to Ann Cowie, born in 1855 in St Fergus, Banffshire, Scotland. They had 5 children; Alex (born 1876 in Aberdeenshire, Scotland), James (born 1878 in Aberdeenshire, Scotland), Jane Ann (born 1879 in Aberdeenshire, Scotland), Elizabeth (born 1881 in Aberdeenshire, Scotland) and John (born 1881 in Aberdeenshire, Scotland).


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James Cowie's household

Male

James

Cowie

Head
Female

Ann

Cowie

Wife
Male

Alex

Cowie

Son
Male

James

Cowie

Son
Female

Jane Ann

Cowie

Daughter
Female

Elizabeth

Cowie

Daughter
Male

John

Cowie

Son
First name(s) James
Last name Cowie
Relationship Head
Marital status Married
Age 34
Birth year 1847
Birth place Peterhead, Aberdeenshire, Scotland

Household members (7 people)

First name(s)

Last name

Relationship

Marital status

Age

Birth year

Birth place

Full record

James

Cowie

Head

Married

34

1847

Peterhead, Aberdeenshire, Scotland

Ann

Cowie

Wife

Married

26

1855

St Fergus, Banffshire, Scotland

Alex

Cowie

Son

-

5

1876

Aberdeenshire, Scotland

James

Cowie

Son

-

3

1878

Aberdeenshire, Scotland

Jane Ann

Cowie

Daughter

-

2

1879

Aberdeenshire, Scotland

Elizabeth

Cowie

Daughter

-

0

1881

Aberdeenshire, Scotland

John

Cowie

Son

-

0

1881

Aberdeenshire, Scotland

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