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Household of John Cowan (born 1851, Stirlingshire)
1881 England, Wales & Scotland Census in Lasswade, Midlothian, Scotland
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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 7 other people are on this record
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In the 1881 Census, the household of John Cowan, born in 1851 in Stirlingshire, consisted of 8 members. John was the head of the household, married to Jane Cowan, born in 1857 in Cambusnethan, Lanarkshire, Scotland. They had 2 children; James (born 1877 in Hamilton, Lanarkshire, Scotland) and William (born 1879 in Lasswade, Midlothian, Scotland).
During the period, also present in the household were John's Boarder, Thomas (born 1857 in Lanarkshire, Scotland), John's Boarder, Peter (born 1860 in Lanarkshire, Scotland), John's Boarder, William (born 1859 in Lanarkshire, Scotland) and John's Boarder, Thomas (born 1863 in Prestonpans, Haddingtonshire (East Lothian), Scotland).
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John Cowan's household
John
Cowan
Head
Jane
Cowan
Wife
James
Cowan
Son
William
Cowan
Son
Thomas
Cowan
Boarder
Peter
Cowan
Boarder
William
Cowan
Boarder
Thomas
Edmonston
Boarder
| First name(s) | John |
| Last name | Cowan |
| Relationship | Head |
| Marital status | Married |
| Age | 30 |
| Birth year | 1851 |
| Birth place | Stirlingshire, Scotland |
Household members (8 people)
First name(s) | Last name | Relationship | Marital status | Age | Birth year | Birth place | Full record |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
John | Cowan | Head | Married | 30 | 1851 | Stirlingshire, Scotland | |
Jane | Cowan | Wife | Married | 24 | 1857 | Cambusnethan, Lanarkshire, Scotland | |
James | Cowan | Son | - | 4 | 1877 | Hamilton, Lanarkshire, Scotland | |
William | Cowan | Son | - | 2 | 1879 | Lasswade, Midlothian, Scotland | |
Thomas | Cowan | Boarder | Unmarried | 24 | 1857 | Lanarkshire, Scotland | |
Peter | Cowan | Boarder | Married | 21 | 1860 | Lanarkshire, Scotland | |
William | Cowan | Boarder | Unmarried | 22 | 1859 | Lanarkshire, Scotland | |
Thomas | Edmonston | Boarder | Unmarried | 18 | 1863 | Prestonpans, Haddingtonshire (East Lothian), Scotland |
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