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Household of John Cowan (born 1833, Dumfriesshire)
1881 England, Wales & Scotland Census in Langholm, 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 7 other people are on this record
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In the 1881 Census, the household of John Cowan, born in 1833 in Kirkpatrick Fleming, Dumfriesshire, consisted of 8 members. John was the head of the household, married to Mary Cowan, born in 1837 in Kirkpatrick Fleming, Dumfriesshire, Scotland. They had 6 children; John (born 1862 in Kirkpatrick Fleming, Dumfriesshire, Scotland), George (born 1863 in Kirkpatrick Fleming, Dumfriesshire, Scotland), Ellen (born 1865 in Kirkpatrick Fleming, Dumfriesshire, Scotland), Robert (born 1868 in Kirkpatrick Fleming, Dumfriesshire, Scotland), Janet (born 1872 in Kirkpatrick Fleming, Dumfriesshire, Scotland) and Minnie (born 1875 in Kirkpatrick Fleming, Dumfriesshire, Scotland).
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John Cowan's household
John
Cowan
Head
Mary
Cowan
Wife
John
Cowan
Son
George
Cowan
Son
Ellen
Cowan
Daughter
Robert
Cowan
Son
Janet
Cowan
Daughter
Minnie
Cowan
Daughter
| First name(s) | John |
| Last name | Cowan |
| Relationship | Head |
| Marital status | Married |
| Age | 48 |
| Birth year | 1833 |
| Birth place | Kirkpatrick Fleming, Dumfriesshire, Scotland |
Household members (8 people)
First name(s) | Last name | Relationship | Marital status | Age | Birth year | Birth place | Full record |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
John | Cowan | Head | Married | 48 | 1833 | Kirkpatrick Fleming, Dumfriesshire, Scotland | |
Mary | Cowan | Wife | Married | 44 | 1837 | Kirkpatrick Fleming, Dumfriesshire, Scotland | |
John | Cowan | Son | Unmarried | 19 | 1862 | Kirkpatrick Fleming, Dumfriesshire, Scotland | |
George | Cowan | Son | Unmarried | 18 | 1863 | Kirkpatrick Fleming, Dumfriesshire, Scotland | |
Ellen | Cowan | Daughter | Unmarried | 16 | 1865 | Kirkpatrick Fleming, Dumfriesshire, Scotland | |
Robert | Cowan | Son | - | 13 | 1868 | Kirkpatrick Fleming, Dumfriesshire, Scotland | |
Janet | Cowan | Daughter | - | 9 | 1872 | Kirkpatrick Fleming, Dumfriesshire, Scotland | |
Minnie | Cowan | Daughter | - | 6 | 1875 | Kirkpatrick Fleming, Dumfriesshire, Scotland |
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