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Household of Janet McCowat (born 1837, 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 McCowat and 6 other people are on this record

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In the 1881 Census, the household of Janet McCowat, born in 1837 in Glasgow, Lanarkshire, consisted of 7 members. Janet was the head of the household, widow. She had 4 children; Isabella (born 1862 in -), Janet (born 1866 in -), Archibald (born 1868 in -) and Maggie (born 1870 in -).
During the period, also present in the household were Janet's Son-In-Law, James (born 1861 in -) and Janet's Boarder, Maggie (born 1858 in -).


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Janet McCowat's household

Female

Janet

McCowat

Head
Female

Isabella

McCowat Or Murray

Daughter
Male

James

Murray

Son-In-Law
Female

Janet

McCowat

Daughter
Male

Archibald

McCowat

Son
Female

Maggie

McCowat

Daughter
Female

Maggie

Scott

Boarder
First name(s) Janet
Last name McCowat
Relationship Head
Marital status Widow
Age 44
Birth year 1837
Birth place Glasgow, Lanarkshire, Scotland

Household members (7 people)

First name(s)

Last name

Relationship

Marital status

Age

Birth year

Birth place

Full record

Janet

McCowat

Head

Widow

44

1837

Glasgow, Lanarkshire, Scotland

Isabella

McCowat Or Murray

Daughter

Married

19

1862

-

James

Murray

Son-In-Law

Married

20

1861

-

Janet

McCowat

Daughter

Unmarried

15

1866

-

Archibald

McCowat

Son

-

13

1868

-

Maggie

McCowat

Daughter

-

11

1870

-

Maggie

Scott

Boarder

Unmarried

23

1858

-

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