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Household of John Cosgrove (born 1827, Perthshire)
1881 England, Wales & Scotland Census in Brechin, Forfarshire (Angus), 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 Cosgrove and 11 other people are on this record
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In the 1881 Census, the household of John Cosgrove, born in 1827 in Blairgowrie, Perthshire, consisted of 12 members. John was the head of the household, married to Margaret Cosgrove, born in 1837 in Ireland. They had 6 children; William (born 1857 in Arbroath, Forfarshire (Angus), Scotland), Mary (born 1862 in Liff, Forfarshire (Angus), Scotland), John (born 1867 in Liff, Forfarshire (Angus), Scotland), Peter (born 1870 in Liff, Forfarshire (Angus), Scotland), David (born 1875 in Dundee, Forfarshire (Angus), Scotland) and Margaret (born 1878 in Liff, Forfarshire (Angus), Scotland).
During the period, also present in the household were John's Daughter-In-Law, Annie (born 1858 in Dundee, Forfarshire (Angus), Scotland), John's Grandson, William (born 1879 in Dundee, Forfarshire (Angus), Scotland), John's Boarder, Catherine (born 1863 in Dundee, Forfarshire (Angus), Scotland) and John's Boarder, Rebecca (born 1865 in Montrose, Forfarshire (Angus), Scotland).
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John Cosgrove's household
John
Cosgrove
Head
Margaret
Cosgrove
Wife
William
Cosgrove
Son
Annie
Cosgrove
Daughter-In-Law
Mary
Cosgrove
Daughter
John
Cosgrove
Son
Peter
Cosgrove
Son
David
Cosgrove
Son
Margaret
Cosgrove
Daughter
William
Cosgrove
Grandson
Catherine
Moir
Boarder
Rebecca
McKenzie
Boarder
| First name(s) | John |
| Last name | Cosgrove |
| Relationship | Head |
| Marital status | Married |
| Age | 54 |
| Birth year | 1827 |
| Birth place | Blairgowrie, Perthshire, Scotland |
Household members (12 people)
First name(s) | Last name | Relationship | Marital status | Age | Birth year | Birth place | Full record |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
John | Cosgrove | Head | Married | 54 | 1827 | Blairgowrie, Perthshire, Scotland | |
Margaret | Cosgrove | Wife | Married | 44 | 1837 | Ireland | |
William | Cosgrove | Son | Unmarried | 24 | 1857 | Arbroath, Forfarshire (Angus), Scotland | |
Annie | Cosgrove | Daughter-In-Law | Unmarried | 23 | 1858 | Dundee, Forfarshire (Angus), Scotland | |
Mary | Cosgrove | Daughter | Unmarried | 19 | 1862 | Liff, Forfarshire (Angus), Scotland | |
John | Cosgrove | Son | Unmarried | 14 | 1867 | Liff, Forfarshire (Angus), Scotland | |
Peter | Cosgrove | Son | - | 11 | 1870 | Liff, Forfarshire (Angus), Scotland | |
David | Cosgrove | Son | - | 6 | 1875 | Dundee, Forfarshire (Angus), Scotland | |
Margaret | Cosgrove | Daughter | - | 3 | 1878 | Liff, Forfarshire (Angus), Scotland | |
William | Cosgrove | Grandson | - | 2 | 1879 | Dundee, Forfarshire (Angus), Scotland | |
Catherine | Moir | Boarder | Unmarried | 18 | 1863 | Dundee, Forfarshire (Angus), Scotland | |
Rebecca | McKenzie | Boarder | Unmarried | 16 | 1865 | Montrose, Forfarshire (Angus), Scotland |
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