
Robert Hood
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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.
In the 1881 Census, the household of John Cowan, born in 1845 in , consisted of 13 members. John was the head of the household, married to Marion D Cowan, born in 1852 in Dunfermline, Fife, Scotland. They had 6 children; James M (born 1874 in Edinburgh, Midlothian, Scotland), Elizabeth G (born 1875 in Edinburgh, Midlothian, Scotland), Margaret M (born 1876 in Edinburgh, Midlothian, Scotland), Andrew W (born 1877 in Edinburgh, Midlothian, Scotland), John A (born 1879 in Edinburgh, Midlothian, Scotland) and Agnes M (born 1881 in Edinburgh, Midlothian, Scotland).
During the period, also present in the household were John's Sister, Jessie R (born 1843 in -), John's Nephew, John A (born 1864 in India), John's Servant, Elizabeth (born 1859 in Leith, Midlothian, Scotland), John's Servant, Ellen (born 1862 in Crieff, Perthshire, Scotland) and John's Servant, Hughina (born 1858 in Ross & Cromarty, Scotland).
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John
Cowan
Marion D
Cowan
James M
Cowan
Elizabeth G
Cowan
Margaret M
Cowan
Andrew W
Cowan
John A
Cowan
Agnes M
Cowan
Jessie R
Cowan
John A
Sturrock
Elizabeth
Dick
Ellen
Halley
Hughina
Macgregor
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First name(s) | John |
Last name | Cowan |
Relationship | Head |
Marital status | Married |
Age | 36 |
Birth year | 1845 |
Birth place | West Indies |
First name(s) | Last name | Relationship | Marital status | Age | Birth year | Birth place | Full record |
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John | Cowan | Head | Married | 36 | 1845 | West Indies | |
Marion D | Cowan | Wife | Married | 29 | 1852 | Dunfermline, Fife, Scotland | |
James M | Cowan | Son | - | 7 | 1874 | Edinburgh, Midlothian, Scotland | |
Elizabeth G | Cowan | Daughter | - | 6 | 1875 | Edinburgh, Midlothian, Scotland | |
Margaret M | Cowan | Daughter | - | 5 | 1876 | Edinburgh, Midlothian, Scotland | |
Andrew W | Cowan | Son | - | 4 | 1877 | Edinburgh, Midlothian, Scotland | |
John A | Cowan | Son | - | 2 | 1879 | Edinburgh, Midlothian, Scotland | |
Agnes M | Cowan | Daughter | - | 0 | 1881 | Edinburgh, Midlothian, Scotland | |
Jessie R | Cowan | Sister | Unmarried | 38 | 1843 | - | |
John A | Sturrock | Nephew | Unmarried | 17 | 1864 | India | |
Elizabeth | Dick | Servant | Unmarried | 22 | 1859 | Leith, Midlothian, Scotland | |
Ellen | Halley | Servant | Unmarried | 19 | 1862 | Crieff, Perthshire, Scotland | |
Hughina | Macgregor | Servant | Unmarried | 23 | 1858 | Ross & Cromarty, Scotland |
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