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Household of John Cowan (born 1853, Wigtownshire)
1881 England, Wales & Scotland Census in Stoneykirk, Wigtownshire, 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 5 other people are on this record
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In the 1881 Census, the household of John Cowan, born in 1853 in Stranraer, Wigtownshire, consisted of 6 members. John was the head of the household, married to Sarah Jane Cowan, born in 1853 in Kirkcolm, Wigtownshire, Scotland. They had 3 children; Annie (born 1877 in Kirkcolm, Wigtownshire, Scotland), John (born 1879 in Kirkcolm, Wigtownshire, Scotland) and George (born 1881 in Leswalt, Wigtownshire, Scotland).
During the period, also present in the household was John's Step Daughter, Margaret Richardson, born in 1875 in Leswalt, Wigtownshire, Scotland.
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John Cowan's household
John
Cowan
Head
Sarah Jane
Cowan
Wife
Margaret
Richardson
Step Daughter
Annie
Cowan
Daughter
John
Cowan
Son
George
Cowan
Son
| First name(s) | John |
| Last name | Cowan |
| Relationship | Head |
| Marital status | Married |
| Age | 28 |
| Birth year | 1853 |
| Birth place | Stranraer, Wigtownshire, Scotland |
Household members (6 people)
First name(s) | Last name | Relationship | Marital status | Age | Birth year | Birth place | Full record |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
John | Cowan | Head | Married | 28 | 1853 | Stranraer, Wigtownshire, Scotland | |
Sarah Jane | Cowan | Wife | Married | 28 | 1853 | Kirkcolm, Wigtownshire, Scotland | |
Margaret | Richardson | Step Daughter | - | 6 | 1875 | Leswalt, Wigtownshire, Scotland | |
Annie | Cowan | Daughter | - | 4 | 1877 | Kirkcolm, Wigtownshire, Scotland | |
John | Cowan | Son | - | 2 | 1879 | Kirkcolm, Wigtownshire, Scotland | |
George | Cowan | Son | - | 0 | 1881 | Leswalt, Wigtownshire, Scotland |
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