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Household of John Cowan (born 1840, Midlothian)
1881 England, Wales & Scotland Census in North Leith, 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 8 other people are on this record
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In the 1881 Census, the household of John Cowan, born in 1840 in South Leith, Midlothian, consisted of 9 members. John was the head of the household, married to Elizabeth Cowan, born in 1839 in Kirkcaldy, Fife, Scotland. They had 7 children; Elizabeth (born 1869 in South Leith, Midlothian, Scotland), William (born 1860 in South Leith, Midlothian, Scotland), John (born 1862 in South Leith, Midlothian, Scotland), James (born 1867 in South Leith, Midlothian, Scotland), Andrew (born 1876 in South Leith, Midlothian, Scotland), Robert (born 1878 in South Leith, Midlothian, Scotland) and Richard (born 1881 in North Leith, Midlothian, Scotland).
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John Cowan's household
John
Cowan
Head
Elizabeth
Cowan
Wife
Elizabeth
Cowan
Daughter
William
Cowan
Son
John
Cowan
Son
James
Cowan
Son
Andrew
Cowan
Son
Robert
Cowan
Son
Richard
Cowan
Son
| First name(s) | John |
| Last name | Cowan |
| Relationship | Head |
| Marital status | Married |
| Age | 41 |
| Birth year | 1840 |
| Birth place | South Leith, Midlothian, Scotland |
Household members (9 people)
First name(s) | Last name | Relationship | Marital status | Age | Birth year | Birth place | Full record |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
John | Cowan | Head | Married | 41 | 1840 | South Leith, Midlothian, Scotland | |
Elizabeth | Cowan | Wife | Married | 42 | 1839 | Kirkcaldy, Fife, Scotland | |
Elizabeth | Cowan | Daughter | - | 12 | 1869 | South Leith, Midlothian, Scotland | |
William | Cowan | Son | Unmarried | 21 | 1860 | South Leith, Midlothian, Scotland | |
John | Cowan | Son | Unmarried | 19 | 1862 | South Leith, Midlothian, Scotland | |
James | Cowan | Son | - | 14 | 1867 | South Leith, Midlothian, Scotland | |
Andrew | Cowan | Son | - | 5 | 1876 | South Leith, Midlothian, Scotland | |
Robert | Cowan | Son | - | 3 | 1878 | South Leith, Midlothian, Scotland | |
Richard | Cowan | Son | - | 0 | 1881 | North Leith, Midlothian, Scotland |
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