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Household of James Cowie (born 1846, Kincardineshire)

1881 England, Wales & Scotland Census in Fetteresso, Kincardineshire, 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 1846 in Fordoun, Kincardineshire, consisted of 7 members. James was the head of the household, married to Agnes Cowie, born in 1852 in Fetteresso, Kincardineshire, Scotland. They had 3 children; William Mowat (born 1877 in Fetteresso, Kincardineshire, Scotland), Agnes Isa (born 1879 in Fetteresso, Kincardineshire, Scotland) and James (born 1880 in Fetteresso, Kincardineshire, Scotland).
During the period, also present in the household were James's Servant, Ann Edward (born 1862 in Fetteresso, Kincardineshire, Scotland) and James's Servant, Mary (born 1866 in Kincardineshire, Scotland).


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James Cowie's household

Male

James

Cowie

Head
Female

Agnes

Cowie

Wife
Male

William Mowat

Cowie

Son
Female

Agnes Isa

Cowie

Daughter
Male

James

Cowie

Son
Female

Ann Edward

Gillespie

Servant
Female

Mary

Donaldson

Servant
First name(s) James
Last name Cowie
Relationship Head
Marital status Married
Age 35
Birth year 1846
Birth place Fordoun, Kincardineshire, Scotland

Household members (7 people)

First name(s)

Last name

Relationship

Marital status

Age

Birth year

Birth place

Full record

James

Cowie

Head

Married

35

1846

Fordoun, Kincardineshire, Scotland

Agnes

Cowie

Wife

Married

29

1852

Fetteresso, Kincardineshire, Scotland

William Mowat

Cowie

Son

-

4

1877

Fetteresso, Kincardineshire, Scotland

Agnes Isa

Cowie

Daughter

-

2

1879

Fetteresso, Kincardineshire, Scotland

James

Cowie

Son

-

1

1880

Fetteresso, Kincardineshire, Scotland

Ann Edward

Gillespie

Servant

Unmarried

19

1862

Fetteresso, Kincardineshire, Scotland

Mary

Donaldson

Servant

Unmarried

15

1866

Kincardineshire, Scotland

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