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Household of John Cowan (born 1842, Invernessshire)

1881 England, Wales & Scotland Census in Chorlton, 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 5 other people are on this record

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In the 1881 Census, the household of John Cowan, born in 1842 in Invernessshire, consisted of 6 members. John was the head of the household, married to Emily Cowan, born in 1854 in Edinburgh, Midlothian, Scotland. They had 4 children; Mary (born 1875 in Glasgow, Lanarkshire, Scotland), Jane (born 1876 in Glasgow, Lanarkshire, Scotland), Elizabeth (born 1878 in Birkenhead, Cheshire, England) and Annie (born 1881 in Leeds, Yorkshire, England).


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John Cowan's household

Male

John

Cowan

Head
Female

Emily

Cowan

Wife
Female

Mary

Cowan

Daughter
Female

Jane

Cowan

Daughter
Female

Elizabeth

Cowan

Daughter
Female

Annie

Cowan

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

Household members (6 people)

First name(s)

Last name

Relationship

Marital status

Age

Birth year

Birth place

Full record

John

Cowan

Head

Married

39

1842

Invernessshire, Scotland

Emily

Cowan

Wife

Married

27

1854

Edinburgh, Midlothian, Scotland

Mary

Cowan

Daughter

Single

6

1875

Glasgow, Lanarkshire, Scotland

Jane

Cowan

Daughter

Single

5

1876

Glasgow, Lanarkshire, Scotland

Elizabeth

Cowan

Daughter

Single

3

1878

Birkenhead, Cheshire, England

Annie

Cowan

Daughter

Single

0

1881

Leeds, Yorkshire, England

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