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Household of John Cochran (born 1820, Wigtownshire)

1881 England, Wales & Scotland Census in Kirkcolm, Wigtownshire, 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 Cochran and 11 other people are on this record

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In the 1881 Census, the household of John Cochran, born in 1820 in Kirkcolm, Wigtownshire, consisted of 12 members. John was the head of the household, married to Eliza Cochran, born in 1830 in Kirkcolm, Wigtownshire, Scotland. They had 4 children; Robert (born 1864 in Kirkcolm, Wigtownshire, Scotland), Andrew (born 1865 in Kirkcolm, Wigtownshire, Scotland), Eliza (born 1867 in Kirkcolm, Wigtownshire, Scotland) and John (born 1870 in Kirkcolm, Wigtownshire, Scotland).
During the period, also present in the household were John's Sister, Grace (born 1827 in Kirkcolm, Wigtownshire, Scotland), John's Servant, John (born 1850 in Leswalt, Wigtownshire, Scotland), John's Servant, John (born 1864 in Kirkcolm, Wigtownshire, Scotland), John's Servant, Maria (born 1840 in Glenluce, Wigtownshire, Scotland), John's Servant, Jeanie (born 1860 in Stoneykirk, Wigtownshire, Scotland) and John's Servant, Jeanie (born 1856 in Kirkcolm, Wigtownshire, Scotland).


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John Cochran's household

Male

John

Cochran

Head
Female

Eliza

Cochran

Wife
Male

Robert

Cochran

Son
Male

Andrew

Cochran

Son
Female

Eliza

Cochran

Daughter
Male

John

Cochran

Son
Female

Grace

Cochran

Sister
Male

John

Ramsey

Servant
Male

John

Kerr

Servant
Female

Maria

Murray

Servant
Female

Jeanie

McGrady

Servant
Female

Jeanie

Forbes

Servant
First name(s) John
Last name Cochran
Relationship Head
Marital status Married
Age 61
Birth year 1820
Birth place Kirkcolm, Wigtownshire, Scotland

Household members (12 people)

First name(s)

Last name

Relationship

Marital status

Age

Birth year

Birth place

Full record

John

Cochran

Head

Married

61

1820

Kirkcolm, Wigtownshire, Scotland

Eliza

Cochran

Wife

Married

51

1830

Kirkcolm, Wigtownshire, Scotland

Robert

Cochran

Son

Unmarried

17

1864

Kirkcolm, Wigtownshire, Scotland

Andrew

Cochran

Son

Unmarried

16

1865

Kirkcolm, Wigtownshire, Scotland

Eliza

Cochran

Daughter

Unmarried

14

1867

Kirkcolm, Wigtownshire, Scotland

John

Cochran

Son

Unmarried

11

1870

Kirkcolm, Wigtownshire, Scotland

Grace

Cochran

Sister

Unmarried

54

1827

Kirkcolm, Wigtownshire, Scotland

John

Ramsey

Servant

Unmarried

31

1850

Leswalt, Wigtownshire, Scotland

John

Kerr

Servant

Unmarried

17

1864

Kirkcolm, Wigtownshire, Scotland

Maria

Murray

Servant

Unmarried

41

1840

Glenluce, Wigtownshire, Scotland

Jeanie

McGrady

Servant

Unmarried

21

1860

Stoneykirk, Wigtownshire, Scotland

Jeanie

Forbes

Servant

Unmarried

25

1856

Kirkcolm, Wigtownshire, Scotland

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