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Household of Janet Cowan (born 1830, Lanarkshire)
1881 England, Wales & Scotland Census in Blantyre, 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 10 other people are on this record
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In the 1881 Census, the household of Janet Cowan, born in 1830 in Old Monkland, Lanarkshire, consisted of 11 members. Janet was the head of the household, widow. She had 9 children; Thomas (born 1853 in Hamilton, Lanarkshire, Scotland), George (born 1857 in Hamilton, Lanarkshire, Scotland), William (born 1867 in Dalserf, Lanarkshire, Scotland), Robert (born 1869 in Dalserf, Lanarkshire, Scotland), John (born 1877 in Dalserf, Lanarkshire, Scotland), Jane (born 1865 in Dalserf, Lanarkshire, Scotland), Margaret (born 1870 in Dalserf, Lanarkshire, Scotland), Janet (born 1876 in Dalserf, Lanarkshire, Scotland) and Violet (born 1879 in Dalserf, Lanarkshire, Scotland).
During the period, also present in the household was Janet's Boarder, William Robertson, born in 1857 in Maybole, Ayrshire, Scotland.
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Janet Cowan's household
Janet
Cowan
Head
Thomas
Cowan
Son
George
Cowan
Son
William
Cowan
Son
Robert
Cowan
Son
John
Cowan
Son
Jane
Cowan
Daughter
Margaret
Cowan
Daughter
Janet
Cowan
Daughter
Violet
Cowan
Daughter
William
Robertson
Boarder
| First name(s) | Janet |
| Last name | Cowan |
| Relationship | Head |
| Marital status | Widow |
| Age | 51 |
| Birth year | 1830 |
| Birth place | Old Monkland, Lanarkshire, Scotland |
Household members (11 people)
First name(s) | Last name | Relationship | Marital status | Age | Birth year | Birth place | Full record |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
Janet | Cowan | Head | Widow | 51 | 1830 | Old Monkland, Lanarkshire, Scotland | |
Thomas | Cowan | Son | Unmarried | 28 | 1853 | Hamilton, Lanarkshire, Scotland | |
George | Cowan | Son | Unmarried | 24 | 1857 | Hamilton, Lanarkshire, Scotland | |
William | Cowan | Son | Unmarried | 14 | 1867 | Dalserf, Lanarkshire, Scotland | |
Robert | Cowan | Son | - | 12 | 1869 | Dalserf, Lanarkshire, Scotland | |
John | Cowan | Son | - | 4 | 1877 | Dalserf, Lanarkshire, Scotland | |
Jane | Cowan | Daughter | Unmarried | 16 | 1865 | Dalserf, Lanarkshire, Scotland | |
Margaret | Cowan | Daughter | - | 11 | 1870 | Dalserf, Lanarkshire, Scotland | |
Janet | Cowan | Daughter | - | 5 | 1876 | Dalserf, Lanarkshire, Scotland | |
Violet | Cowan | Daughter | - | 2 | 1879 | Dalserf, Lanarkshire, Scotland | |
William | Robertson | Boarder | Unmarried | 24 | 1857 | Maybole, Ayrshire, Scotland |
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