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Household of James Cowie (born 1832, Forfarshire (Angus))

1881 England, Wales & Scotland Census in St Peters, Forfarshire (Angus), 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 1832 in Forfarshire (Angus), consisted of 7 members. James was the head of the household, married to Margaret Cowie, born in 1839 in Tayport, Fife, Scotland. They had 5 children; James (born 1866 in Dundee, Forfarshire (Angus), Scotland), William (born 1870 in Monifieth, Forfarshire (Angus), Scotland), Margaret (born 1872 in Monifieth, Forfarshire (Angus), Scotland), Andrew (born 1878 in Forfarshire (Angus), Scotland) and Barbara (born 1880 in Dundee, Forfarshire (Angus), Scotland).


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James Cowie's household

Male

James

Cowie

Head
Female

Margaret

Cowie

Wife
Male

James

Cowie

Son
Male

William

Cowie

Son
Female

Margaret

Cowie

Daughter
Male

Andrew

Cowie

Son
Female

Barbara

Cowie

Daughter
First name(s) James
Last name Cowie
Relationship Head
Marital status Married
Age 49
Birth year 1832
Birth place Forfarshire (Angus), Scotland

Household members (7 people)

First name(s)

Last name

Relationship

Marital status

Age

Birth year

Birth place

Full record

James

Cowie

Head

Married

49

1832

Forfarshire (Angus), Scotland

Margaret

Cowie

Wife

Married

42

1839

Tayport, Fife, Scotland

James

Cowie

Son

Unmarried

15

1866

Dundee, Forfarshire (Angus), Scotland

William

Cowie

Son

-

11

1870

Monifieth, Forfarshire (Angus), Scotland

Margaret

Cowie

Daughter

-

9

1872

Monifieth, Forfarshire (Angus), Scotland

Andrew

Cowie

Son

-

3

1878

Forfarshire (Angus), Scotland

Barbara

Cowie

Daughter

-

1

1880

Dundee, Forfarshire (Angus), Scotland

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