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Household of James Cowie (born 1838, Stirlingshire)

1881 England, Wales & Scotland Census in Milton, Lanarkshire, 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 8 other people are on this record

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In the 1881 Census, the household of James Cowie, born in 1838 in Falkirk, Stirlingshire, consisted of 9 members. James was the head of the household, married to Margaret Cowie, born in 1840 in Greenock, Renfrewshire, Scotland. They had 6 children; Elizabeth (born 1868 in Glasgow, Lanarkshire, Scotland), Agnes (born 1870 in Glasgow, Lanarkshire, Scotland), Margaret (born 1871 in Glasgow, Lanarkshire, Scotland), James (born 1874 in Glasgow, Lanarkshire, Scotland), Ann (born 1876 in Glasgow, Lanarkshire, Scotland) and William (born 1880 in Glasgow, Lanarkshire, Scotland).
During the period, also present in the household was James's Visitor, Ann Crawford, born in 1858 in Kilbirnie, Ayrshire, Scotland.


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James Cowie's household

Male

James

Cowie

Head
Female

Margaret

Cowie

Wife
Female

Elizabeth

Cowie

Daughter
Female

Agnes

Cowie

Daughter
Female

Margaret

Cowie

Daughter
Male

James

Cowie

Son
Female

Ann

Cowie

Daughter
Male

William

Cowie

Son
Female

Ann

Crawford

Visitor
First name(s) James
Last name Cowie
Relationship Head
Marital status Married
Age 43
Birth year 1838
Birth place Falkirk, Stirlingshire, Scotland

Household members (9 people)

First name(s)

Last name

Relationship

Marital status

Age

Birth year

Birth place

Full record

James

Cowie

Head

Married

43

1838

Falkirk, Stirlingshire, Scotland

Margaret

Cowie

Wife

Married

41

1840

Greenock, Renfrewshire, Scotland

Elizabeth

Cowie

Daughter

Unmarried

13

1868

Glasgow, Lanarkshire, Scotland

Agnes

Cowie

Daughter

Unmarried

11

1870

Glasgow, Lanarkshire, Scotland

Margaret

Cowie

Daughter

Unmarried

10

1871

Glasgow, Lanarkshire, Scotland

James

Cowie

Son

Unmarried

7

1874

Glasgow, Lanarkshire, Scotland

Ann

Cowie

Daughter

Unmarried

5

1876

Glasgow, Lanarkshire, Scotland

William

Cowie

Son

Unmarried

1

1880

Glasgow, Lanarkshire, Scotland

Ann

Crawford

Visitor

Unmarried

23

1858

Kilbirnie, Ayrshire, Scotland

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