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Household of Janet Cowan (born 1834, Stirlingshire)
1881 England, Wales & Scotland Census in Dennistoun, 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.
Janet Cowan and 7 other people are on this record
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In the 1881 Census, the household of Janet Cowan, born in 1834 in Denny, Stirlingshire, consisted of 8 members. Janet was the head of the household, widow. She had 3 children; Isabella (born 1862 in Denny, Stirlingshire, Scotland), Jane (born 1864 in Denny, Stirlingshire, Scotland) and Archibald (born 1869 in Denny, Stirlingshire, Scotland).
During the period, also present in the household were Janet's Boarder, John M (born 1856 in Glenluce, Wigtownshire, Scotland), Janet's Boarder, William (born 1841 in Ireland), Janet's Boarder, Robert (born 1856 in Denny, Stirlingshire, Scotland) and Janet's Boarder, Walter (born 1854 in Greenock, Renfrewshire, Scotland).
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Janet Cowan's household
Janet
Cowan
Head
Isabella
Cowan
Daughter
Jane
Cowan
Daughter
Archibald
Cowan
Son
John M
Nairn
Boarder
William
McFee
Boarder
Robert
Leishman
Boarder
Walter
Smith
Boarder
| First name(s) | Janet |
| Last name | Cowan |
| Relationship | Head |
| Marital status | Widow |
| Age | 47 |
| Birth year | 1834 |
| Birth place | Denny, Stirlingshire, Scotland |
Household members (8 people)
First name(s) | Last name | Relationship | Marital status | Age | Birth year | Birth place | Full record |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
Janet | Cowan | Head | Widow | 47 | 1834 | Denny, Stirlingshire, Scotland | |
Isabella | Cowan | Daughter | Unmarried | 19 | 1862 | Denny, Stirlingshire, Scotland | |
Jane | Cowan | Daughter | Unmarried | 17 | 1864 | Denny, Stirlingshire, Scotland | |
Archibald | Cowan | Son | - | 12 | 1869 | Denny, Stirlingshire, Scotland | |
John M | Nairn | Boarder | Unmarried | 25 | 1856 | Glenluce, Wigtownshire, Scotland | |
William | McFee | Boarder | Unmarried | 40 | 1841 | Ireland | |
Robert | Leishman | Boarder | Unmarried | 25 | 1856 | Denny, Stirlingshire, Scotland | |
Walter | Smith | Boarder | Unmarried | 27 | 1854 | Greenock, Renfrewshire, Scotland |
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