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Household of John Cowan (born 1842)

1881 England, Wales & Scotland Census in West Derby, Lancashire, 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 9 other people are on this record

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In the 1881 Census, the household of John Cowan, born in 1842 in , consisted of 10 members. John was the head of the household, married to Charlotte Cowan, born in 1844 in Ireland. They had 7 children; Elizabeth W (born 1869 in Ireland), Jane H (born 1870 in Ireland), Agnes R (born 1872 in Ireland), Duckett A (born 1873 in Ireland), John C (born 1875 in Penge, Surrey, England), William R (born 1879 in Garston, Lancashire, England) and George S (born 1880 in Garston, Lancashire, England).
During the period, also present in the household was John's Servant, Sarah Spurr, born in 1862 in Sunderland, Durham, England.


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John Cowan's household

Male

John

Cowan

Head
Female

Charlotte

Cowan

Wife
Female

Elizabeth W

Cowan

Daughter
Female

Jane H

Cowan

Daughter
Female

Agnes R

Cowan

Daughter
Male

Duckett A

Cowan

Son
Male

John C

Cowan

Son
Male

William R

Cowan

Son
Male

George S

Cowan

Son
Female

Sarah

Spurr

Servant
First name(s) John
Last name Cowan
Relationship Head
Marital status Married
Age 39
Birth year 1842
Birth place Scotland

Household members (10 people)

First name(s)

Last name

Relationship

Marital status

Age

Birth year

Birth place

Full record

John

Cowan

Head

Married

39

1842

Scotland

Charlotte

Cowan

Wife

Married

37

1844

Ireland

Elizabeth W

Cowan

Daughter

Single

12

1869

Ireland

Jane H

Cowan

Daughter

Single

11

1870

Ireland

Agnes R

Cowan

Daughter

Single

9

1872

Ireland

Duckett A

Cowan

Son

Single

8

1873

Ireland

John C

Cowan

Son

Single

6

1875

Penge, Surrey, England

William R

Cowan

Son

Single

2

1879

Garston, Lancashire, England

George S

Cowan

Son

Single

1

1880

Garston, Lancashire, England

Sarah

Spurr

Servant

Single

19

1862

Sunderland, Durham, England

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