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Household of James Cowper (born 1835, Fife)

1881 England, Wales & Scotland Census in Kirkcaldy, Fife, 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 Cowper and 6 other people are on this record

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In the 1881 Census, the household of James Cowper, born in 1835 in Markinch, Fife, consisted of 7 members. James was the head of the household, married to Ann Cowper, born in 1829 in Kinghorn, Fife, Scotland. They had 5 children; Andrew (born 1860 in Kinghorn, Fife, Scotland), Eliza (born 1862 in Kinghorn, Fife, Scotland), John (born 1864 in Kinghorn, Fife, Scotland), Thomas (born 1869 in Abbotshall, Fife, Scotland) and Robert (born 1871 in Abbotshall, Fife, Scotland).


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James Cowper's household

Male

James

Cowper

Head
Female

Ann

Cowper

Wife
Male

Andrew

Cowper

Son
Female

Eliza

Cowper

Daughter
Male

John

Cowper

Son
Male

Thomas

Cowper

Son
Male

Robert

Cowper

Son
First name(s) James
Last name Cowper
Relationship Head
Marital status Married
Age 46
Birth year 1835
Birth place Markinch, Fife, Scotland

Household members (7 people)

First name(s)

Last name

Relationship

Marital status

Age

Birth year

Birth place

Full record

James

Cowper

Head

Married

46

1835

Markinch, Fife, Scotland

Ann

Cowper

Wife

Married

52

1829

Kinghorn, Fife, Scotland

Andrew

Cowper

Son

Unmarried

21

1860

Kinghorn, Fife, Scotland

Eliza

Cowper

Daughter

Unmarried

19

1862

Kinghorn, Fife, Scotland

John

Cowper

Son

Unmarried

17

1864

Kinghorn, Fife, Scotland

Thomas

Cowper

Son

-

12

1869

Abbotshall, Fife, Scotland

Robert

Cowper

Son

-

10

1871

Abbotshall, Fife, Scotland

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