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Household of John Cowan (born 1829, Lanarkshire)

1881 England, Wales & Scotland Census in Dennistoun, 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 9 other people are on this record

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In the 1881 Census, the household of John Cowan, born in 1829 in Glasgow, Lanarkshire, consisted of 10 members. John was the head of the household, married to Margaret Jane Cowan, born in 1836 in Antrim, Ireland. They had 8 children; Margaret (born 1856 in Glasgow, Lanarkshire, Scotland), Annie (born 1856 in Glasgow, Lanarkshire, Scotland), John William (born 1866 in Glasgow, Lanarkshire, Scotland), Isabella Nixon (born 1868 in Glasgow, Lanarkshire, Scotland), Andrew Wallace (born 1870 in Glasgow, Lanarkshire, Scotland), Alfred E A (born 1874 in Glasgow, Lanarkshire, Scotland), Agnes C D (born 1876 in Glasgow, Lanarkshire, Scotland) and Hughina G (born 1879 in Glasgow, Lanarkshire, Scotland).


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John Cowan's household

Male

John

Cowan

Head
Female

Margaret Jane

Cowan

Wife
Female

Margaret

Cowan

Daughter
Female

Annie

Cowan

Daughter
Male

John William

Cowan

Son
Female

Isabella Nixon

Cowan

Daughter
Male

Andrew Wallace

Cowan

Son
Male

Alfred E A

Cowan

Son
Female

Agnes C D

Cowan

Daughter
Female

Hughina G

Cowan

Daughter
First name(s) John
Last name Cowan
Relationship Head
Marital status Married
Age 52
Birth year 1829
Birth place Glasgow, Lanarkshire, Scotland

Household members (10 people)

First name(s)

Last name

Relationship

Marital status

Age

Birth year

Birth place

Full record

John

Cowan

Head

Married

52

1829

Glasgow, Lanarkshire, Scotland

Margaret Jane

Cowan

Wife

Married

45

1836

Antrim, Ireland

Margaret

Cowan

Daughter

Unmarried

25

1856

Glasgow, Lanarkshire, Scotland

Annie

Cowan

Daughter

Unmarried

25

1856

Glasgow, Lanarkshire, Scotland

John William

Cowan

Son

-

15

1866

Glasgow, Lanarkshire, Scotland

Isabella Nixon

Cowan

Daughter

-

13

1868

Glasgow, Lanarkshire, Scotland

Andrew Wallace

Cowan

Son

-

11

1870

Glasgow, Lanarkshire, Scotland

Alfred E A

Cowan

Son

-

7

1874

Glasgow, Lanarkshire, Scotland

Agnes C D

Cowan

Daughter

-

5

1876

Glasgow, Lanarkshire, Scotland

Hughina G

Cowan

Daughter

-

2

1879

Glasgow, Lanarkshire, Scotland

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