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Household of Janet Cowan (born 1833, Linlithgowshire (West Lothian))
1881 England, Wales & Scotland Census in Lanark, 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 3 other people are on this record
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In the 1881 Census, the household of Janet Cowan, born in 1833 in Bathgate, Linlithgowshire (West Lothian), consisted of 4 members. Janet was the head of the household, widow. She had 3 children; Mary (born 1858 in Lanark, Lanarkshire, Scotland), Peter (born 1868 in Lanark, Lanarkshire, Scotland) and Malcolm (born 1871 in Lanark, Lanarkshire, Scotland).
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Janet Cowan's household
Janet
Cowan
Head
Mary
Cowan
Daughter
Peter
Cowan
Son
Malcolm
Cowan
Son
| First name(s) | Janet |
| Last name | Cowan |
| Relationship | Head |
| Marital status | Widow |
| Age | 48 |
| Birth year | 1833 |
| Birth place | Bathgate, Linlithgowshire (West Lothian), Scotland |
Household members (4 people)
First name(s) | Last name | Relationship | Marital status | Age | Birth year | Birth place | Full record |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
Janet | Cowan | Head | Widow | 48 | 1833 | Bathgate, Linlithgowshire (West Lothian), Scotland | |
Mary | Cowan | Daughter | Unmarried | 23 | 1858 | Lanark, Lanarkshire, Scotland | |
Peter | Cowan | Son | - | 13 | 1868 | Lanark, Lanarkshire, Scotland | |
Malcolm | Cowan | Son | - | 10 | 1871 | Lanark, Lanarkshire, Scotland |
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