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Household of John Cowan (born 1836, Peeblesshire)

1881 England, Wales & Scotland Census in Camlachie, Lanarkshire, 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 3 other people are on this record

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In the 1881 Census, the household of John Cowan, born in 1836 in Peebles, Peeblesshire, consisted of 4 members. John was the head of the household, married to Agnes Cowan, born in 1838 in Peeblesshire, Scotland. They had 2 children; Agnes Whitie Anderson (born 1874 in Argyllshire, Scotland) and James Campbell (born 1877 in Muthill, Perthshire, Scotland).


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John Cowan's household

Male

John

Cowan

Head
Female

Agnes

Cowan

Wife
Female

Agnes Whitie Anderson

Cowan

Daughter
Male

James Campbell

Cowan

Son
First name(s) John
Last name Cowan
Relationship Head
Marital status Married
Age 45
Birth year 1836
Birth place Peebles, Peeblesshire, Scotland

Household members (4 people)

First name(s)

Last name

Relationship

Marital status

Age

Birth year

Birth place

Full record

John

Cowan

Head

Married

45

1836

Peebles, Peeblesshire, Scotland

Agnes

Cowan

Wife

Married

43

1838

Peeblesshire, Scotland

Agnes Whitie Anderson

Cowan

Daughter

-

7

1874

Argyllshire, Scotland

James Campbell

Cowan

Son

-

4

1877

Muthill, Perthshire, Scotland

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