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Household of Janet Cowan (born 1833, Lanarkshire)
1881 England, Wales & Scotland Census in Paisley, Renfrewshire, 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 1833 in Glasgow, Lanarkshire, consisted of 8 members. Janet was the head of the household, widow. She had 3 children; William (born 1870 in Paisley, Renfrewshire, Scotland), John (born 1872 in Paisley, Renfrewshire, Scotland) and Charles (born 1876 in Paisley, Renfrewshire, Scotland).
During the period, also present in the household were Janet's Sister, Elizabeth (born 1831 in Glasgow, Lanarkshire, Scotland), Janet's Niece, Elizabeth (born 1856 in Paisley, Renfrewshire, Scotland), Janet's Boarder, James R (born 1856 in England) and Janet's Boarder, John (born 1856 in England).
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Janet Cowan's household
Janet
Cowan
Head
William
Cowan
Son
John
Cowan
Son
Charles
Cowan
Son
Elizabeth
Peters
Sister
Elizabeth
Peters
Niece
James R
Anderson
Boarder
John
Laing
Boarder
| First name(s) | Janet |
| Last name | Cowan |
| Relationship | Head |
| Marital status | Widow |
| Age | 48 |
| Birth year | 1833 |
| Birth place | Glasgow, Lanarkshire, Scotland |
Household members (8 people)
First name(s) | Last name | Relationship | Marital status | Age | Birth year | Birth place | Full record |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
Janet | Cowan | Head | Widow | 48 | 1833 | Glasgow, Lanarkshire, Scotland | |
William | Cowan | Son | - | 11 | 1870 | Paisley, Renfrewshire, Scotland | |
John | Cowan | Son | - | 9 | 1872 | Paisley, Renfrewshire, Scotland | |
Charles | Cowan | Son | - | 5 | 1876 | Paisley, Renfrewshire, Scotland | |
Elizabeth | Peters | Sister | Unmarried | 50 | 1831 | Glasgow, Lanarkshire, Scotland | |
Elizabeth | Peters | Niece | Unmarried | 25 | 1856 | Paisley, Renfrewshire, Scotland | |
James R | Anderson | Boarder | Unmarried | 25 | 1856 | England | |
John | Laing | Boarder | Unmarried | 25 | 1856 | England |
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