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Household of James W Cowan (born 1852, Northumberland)

1881 England, Wales & Scotland Census in Stockton, Durham, England

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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 W Cowan and 2 other people are on this record

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In the 1881 Census, the household of James W Cowan, born in 1852 in Newcastle on Tyne, Northumberland, consisted of 3 members. James W was the head of the household, married to Elizabeth A Cowan, born in 1856 in Bedale, Yorkshire, England. They had 1 child; Harriet J, born 1877 in Stockton, Durham, England.


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James W Cowan's household

Male

James W

Cowan

Head
Female

Elizabeth A

Cowan

Wife
Female

Harriet J

Cowan

Daughter
First name(s) James W
Last name Cowan
Relationship Head
Marital status Married
Age 29
Birth year 1852
Birth place Newcastle on Tyne, Northumberland, England

Household members (3 people)

First name(s)

Last name

Relationship

Marital status

Age

Birth year

Birth place

Full record

James W

Cowan

Head

Married

29

1852

Newcastle on Tyne, Northumberland, England

Elizabeth A

Cowan

Wife

Married

25

1856

Bedale, Yorkshire, England

Harriet J

Cowan

Daughter

Single

4

1877

Stockton, Durham, England

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