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Household of John Cowan (born 1829)

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 5 other people are on this record

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In the 1881 Census, the household of John Cowan, born in 1829 in , consisted of 6 members. John was the head of the household, married to Sarah Cowan, born in 1831 in Ireland. They had 3 children; Thomas (born 1859 in Wishaw, Lanarkshire, Scotland), Agnes (born 1863 in Springburn, Lanarkshire, Scotland) and Robert (born 1867 in Ireland).
During the period, also present in the household was John's Grandson, John Cowan, born in 1877 in Glasgow, Lanarkshire, Scotland.


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John Cowan's household

Male

John

Cowan

Head
Female

Sarah

Cowan

Wife
Male

Thomas

Cowan

Son
Female

Agnes

Cowan

Daughter
Male

Robert

Cowan

Son
Male

John

Cowan

Grandson
First name(s) John
Last name Cowan
Relationship Head
Marital status Married
Age 52
Birth year 1829
Birth place Ireland

Household members (6 people)

First name(s)

Last name

Relationship

Marital status

Age

Birth year

Birth place

Full record

John

Cowan

Head

Married

52

1829

Ireland

Sarah

Cowan

Wife

Married

50

1831

Ireland

Thomas

Cowan

Son

Unmarried

22

1859

Wishaw, Lanarkshire, Scotland

Agnes

Cowan

Daughter

Unmarried

18

1863

Springburn, Lanarkshire, Scotland

Robert

Cowan

Son

Unmarried

14

1867

Ireland

John

Cowan

Grandson

-

4

1877

Glasgow, Lanarkshire, Scotland

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