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Household of John B Cowan (born 1830)

1881 England, Wales & Scotland Census in Row, Dunbartonshire, 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.

John B Cowan and 10 other people are on this record

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In the 1881 Census, the household of John B Cowan, born in 1830 in , consisted of 11 members. John B was the head of the household, married to Anne B B Cowan, born in 1828 in -. They had 3 children; Mary (born 1859 in -), Margaret (born 1860 in -) and Anne M C (born 1865 in -).
During the period, also present in the household were John B's Visitor, Marion C (born 1834 in Row, Dunbartonshire, Scotland), John B's Servant, Janet (born 1821 in Cardross, Dunbartonshire, Scotland), John B's Servant, Isabella (born 1846 in Errol, Perthshire, Scotland), John B's Servant, Mary (born 1859 in Argyllshire, Scotland), John B's Servant, Mary (born 1857 in Lesmahagow, Lanarkshire, Scotland) and John B's Servant, Margaret (born 1851 in Cameron, Fife, Scotland).


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John B Cowan's household

Male

John B

Cowan

Head
Female

Anne B B

Cowan

Wife
Female

Mary

Cowan

Daughter
Female

Margaret

Cowan

Daughter
Female

Anne M C

Cowan

Daughter
Female

Marion C

Buchanan

Visitor
Female

Janet

McGown

Servant
Female

Isabella

Scott

Servant
Female

Mary

McNab

Servant
Female

Mary

Thomson

Servant
Female

Margaret

Brown

Servant
First name(s) John B
Last name Cowan
Relationship Head
Marital status Married
Age 51
Birth year 1830
Birth place -

Household members (11 people)

First name(s)

Last name

Relationship

Marital status

Age

Birth year

Birth place

Full record

John B

Cowan

Head

Married

51

1830

-

Anne B B

Cowan

Wife

Married

53

1828

-

Mary

Cowan

Daughter

Unmarried

22

1859

-

Margaret

Cowan

Daughter

Unmarried

21

1860

-

Anne M C

Cowan

Daughter

Unmarried

16

1865

-

Marion C

Buchanan

Visitor

Unmarried

47

1834

Row, Dunbartonshire, Scotland

Janet

McGown

Servant

Widow

60

1821

Cardross, Dunbartonshire, Scotland

Isabella

Scott

Servant

Unmarried

35

1846

Errol, Perthshire, Scotland

Mary

McNab

Servant

Unmarried

22

1859

Argyllshire, Scotland

Mary

Thomson

Servant

Unmarried

24

1857

Lesmahagow, Lanarkshire, Scotland

Margaret

Brown

Servant

Unmarried

30

1851

Cameron, Fife, Scotland

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