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Household of John Cowan (born 1838, Lanarkshire)
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 4 other people are on this record
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In the 1881 Census, the household of John Cowan, born in 1838 in Glasgow, Lanarkshire, consisted of 5 members. John was the head of the household, married to John Cowan, born in 1865 in Glasgow, Lanarkshire, Scotland. They had 3 children; John (born 1865 in Glasgow, Lanarkshire, Scotland), James (born 1868 in Glasgow, Lanarkshire, Scotland) and Alexander (born 1872 in Glasgow, Lanarkshire, Scotland).
During the period, also present in the household was John's Servant, Elizabeth Robertson, born in 1856 in Nairn, Nairnshire, Scotland.
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John Cowan's household
John
Cowan
Head
John
Cowan
Son
James
Cowan
Son
Alexander
Cowan
Son
Elizabeth
Robertson
Servant
| First name(s) | John |
| Last name | Cowan |
| Relationship | Head |
| Marital status | Married |
| Age | 43 |
| Birth year | 1838 |
| Birth place | Glasgow, Lanarkshire, Scotland |
Household members (5 people)
First name(s) | Last name | Relationship | Marital status | Age | Birth year | Birth place | Full record |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
John | Cowan | Head | Married | 43 | 1838 | Glasgow, Lanarkshire, Scotland | |
John | Cowan | Son | - | 16 | 1865 | Glasgow, Lanarkshire, Scotland | |
James | Cowan | Son | - | 13 | 1868 | Glasgow, Lanarkshire, Scotland | |
Alexander | Cowan | Son | - | 9 | 1872 | Glasgow, Lanarkshire, Scotland | |
Elizabeth | Robertson | Servant | Unmarried | 25 | 1856 | Nairn, Nairnshire, Scotland |
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