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Household of John Cowan (born 1824, Surrey)

1881 England, Wales & Scotland Census in St Pancras, London,Middlesex, England

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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 Cowan and 5 other people are on this record

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In the 1881 Census, the household of John Cowan, born in 1824 in Lambeth, Surrey, consisted of 6 members. John was the head of the household, married to Elizabeth Cowan, born in 1823 in Croydon, Surrey, England. They had 4 children; Edgar (born 1853 in St Pancras, Middlesex, England), Frank (born 1858 in St Pancras, Middlesex, England), Kate (born 1863 in St Pancras, Middlesex, England) and Churchill (born 1865 in St Pancras, Middlesex, England).


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John Cowan's household

Male

John

Cowan

Head
Female

Elizabeth

Cowan

Wife
Male

Edgar

Cowan

Son
Male

Frank

Cowan

Son
Female

Kate

Cowan

Daughter
Male

Churchill

Cowan

Son
First name(s) John
Last name Cowan
Relationship Head
Marital status Married
Age 57
Birth year 1824
Birth place Lambeth, Surrey, England

Household members (6 people)

First name(s)

Last name

Relationship

Marital status

Age

Birth year

Birth place

Full record

John

Cowan

Head

Married

57

1824

Lambeth, Surrey, England

Elizabeth

Cowan

Wife

Married

58

1823

Croydon, Surrey, England

Edgar

Cowan

Son

Single

28

1853

St Pancras, Middlesex, England

Frank

Cowan

Son

Single

23

1858

St Pancras, Middlesex, England

Kate

Cowan

Daughter

Single

18

1863

St Pancras, Middlesex, England

Churchill

Cowan

Son

Single

16

1865

St Pancras, Middlesex, England

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