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Household of John Cowan (born 1832)

1881 England, Wales & Scotland Census in Salford, 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 4 other people are on this record

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In the 1881 Census, the household of John Cowan, born in 1832 in , consisted of 5 members. John was the head of the household, married to Catherine Cowan, born in 1817 in Ireland.
During the period, also present in the household were John's Boarder, John H (born 1856 in Manchester, Lancashire, England), John's Boarder, Jane (born 1859 in Chesterfield, Derbyshire, England) and John's Boarder Son, Henry (born 1880 in Salford, Lancashire, England).


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John Cowan's household

Male

John

Cowan

Head
Female

Catherine

Cowan

Wife
Male

John H

Mc Cartny

Boarder
Female

Jane

Mc Cartny

Boarder
Male

Henry

Mc Cartny

Boarder Son
First name(s) John
Last name Cowan
Relationship Head
Marital status Married
Age 49
Birth year 1832
Birth place Scotland

Household members (5 people)

First name(s)

Last name

Relationship

Marital status

Age

Birth year

Birth place

Full record

John

Cowan

Head

Married

49

1832

Scotland

Catherine

Cowan

Wife

Married

64

1817

Ireland

John H

Mc Cartny

Boarder

Married

25

1856

Manchester, Lancashire, England

Jane

Mc Cartny

Boarder

Married

22

1859

Chesterfield, Derbyshire, England

Henry

Mc Cartny

Boarder Son

Single

1

1880

Salford, Lancashire, England

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