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Household of John Cowan (born 1826)

1881 England, Wales & Scotland Census in Birkenhead, Cheshire, 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 1826 in , consisted of 6 members. John was the head of the household, married to Annie Cowan, born in 1839 in Ireland. They had 2 children; John G (born 1875 in Birkenhead, Cheshire, England) and Herbert G (born 1877 in Birkenhead, Cheshire, England).
During the period, also present in the household were John's Boarder, James W (born 1855 in Canterbury, Kent, England) and John's Boarder, Henri (born 1863 in Spain).


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John Cowan's household

Male

John

Cowan

Head
Female

Annie

Cowan

Wife
Male

John G

Cowan

Son
Male

Herbert G

Cowan

Son
Male

James W

Reid

Boarder
Male

Henri

Dolo

Boarder
First name(s) John
Last name Cowan
Relationship Head
Marital status Married
Age 55
Birth year 1826
Birth place Scotland

Household members (6 people)

First name(s)

Last name

Relationship

Marital status

Age

Birth year

Birth place

Full record

John

Cowan

Head

Married

55

1826

Scotland

Annie

Cowan

Wife

Married

42

1839

Ireland

John G

Cowan

Son

Single

6

1875

Birkenhead, Cheshire, England

Herbert G

Cowan

Son

Single

4

1877

Birkenhead, Cheshire, England

James W

Reid

Boarder

Single

26

1855

Canterbury, Kent, England

Henri

Dolo

Boarder

Single

18

1863

Spain

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