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Household of John Cowan (born 1831, Dumfriesshire)

1881 England, Wales & Scotland Census in Johnstone, Dumfriesshire, 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 2 other people are on this record

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In the 1881 Census, the household of John Cowan, born in 1831 in Hutton, Dumfriesshire, consisted of 3 members. John was the head of the household, married to Mary Cowan, born in 1834 in Johnstone, Dumfriesshire, Scotland. They had 1 child; Robert, born 1867 in Dumfriesshire, Scotland.


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John Cowan's household

Male

John

Cowan

Head
Female

Mary

Cowan

Wife
Male

Robert

Cowan

Son
First name(s) John
Last name Cowan
Relationship Head
Marital status Married
Age 50
Birth year 1831
Birth place Hutton, Dumfriesshire, Scotland

Household members (3 people)

First name(s)

Last name

Relationship

Marital status

Age

Birth year

Birth place

Full record

John

Cowan

Head

Married

50

1831

Hutton, Dumfriesshire, Scotland

Mary

Cowan

Wife

Married

47

1834

Johnstone, Dumfriesshire, Scotland

Robert

Cowan

Son

-

14

1867

Dumfriesshire, Scotland

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