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Household of John Cowan (born 1824, Ayrshire)
1881 England, Wales & Scotland Census in Blackfriars, 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 7 other people are on this record
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In the 1881 Census, the household of John Cowan, born in 1824 in Tarbolton, Ayrshire, consisted of 8 members. John was the head of the household, married to Margaret Cowan, born in 1826 in Kilwinning, Ayrshire, Scotland. They had 5 children; Lizzie (born 1852 in Glasgow, Lanarkshire, Scotland), Maggie (born 1856 in Glasgow, Lanarkshire, Scotland), Mary (born 1858 in Glasgow, Lanarkshire, Scotland), Jane (born 1861 in Glasgow, Lanarkshire, Scotland) and Martha (born 1865 in Glasgow, Lanarkshire, Scotland).
During the period, also present in the household was John's Granddaughter, Maggie McPhail, born in 1881 in Glasgow, Lanarkshire, Scotland.
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John Cowan's household
John
Cowan
Head
Margaret
Cowan
Wife
Lizzie
Cowan
Daughter
Maggie
Cowan
Daughter
Mary
Cowan
Daughter
Jane
Cowan
Daughter
Martha
Cowan
Daughter
Maggie
McPhail
Granddaughter
| First name(s) | John |
| Last name | Cowan |
| Relationship | Head |
| Marital status | Married |
| Age | 57 |
| Birth year | 1824 |
| Birth place | Tarbolton, Ayrshire, Scotland |
Household members (8 people)
First name(s) | Last name | Relationship | Marital status | Age | Birth year | Birth place | Full record |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
John | Cowan | Head | Married | 57 | 1824 | Tarbolton, Ayrshire, Scotland | |
Margaret | Cowan | Wife | Married | 55 | 1826 | Kilwinning, Ayrshire, Scotland | |
Lizzie | Cowan | Daughter | Unmarried | 29 | 1852 | Glasgow, Lanarkshire, Scotland | |
Maggie | Cowan | Daughter | Unmarried | 25 | 1856 | Glasgow, Lanarkshire, Scotland | |
Mary | Cowan | Daughter | Married | 23 | 1858 | Glasgow, Lanarkshire, Scotland | |
Jane | Cowan | Daughter | Unmarried | 20 | 1861 | Glasgow, Lanarkshire, Scotland | |
Martha | Cowan | Daughter | Unmarried | 16 | 1865 | Glasgow, Lanarkshire, Scotland | |
Maggie | McPhail | Granddaughter | - | 0 | 1881 | Glasgow, Lanarkshire, Scotland |
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