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Household of John Cowan (born 1832, Dumfriesshire)
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 9 other people are on this record
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In the 1881 Census, the household of John Cowan, born in 1832 in Dumfriesshire, consisted of 10 members. John was the head of the household, married to Elizabeth Cowan, born in 1843 in Kilmarnock, Ayrshire, Scotland. They had 8 children; Alex (born 1863 in Greenock, Renfrewshire, Scotland), Cath (born 1867 in Greenock, Renfrewshire, Scotland), James (born 1869 in Glasgow, Lanarkshire, Scotland), William (born 1872 in Glasgow, Lanarkshire, Scotland), George (born 1873 in Glasgow, Lanarkshire, Scotland), Mary (born 1876 in Glasgow, Lanarkshire, Scotland), Elizabeth (born 1876 in Glasgow, Lanarkshire, Scotland) and Agnes (born 1878 in Glasgow, Lanarkshire, Scotland).
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John Cowan's household
John
Cowan
Head
Elizabeth
Cowan
Wife
Alex
Cowan
Son
Cath
Cowan
Daughter
James
Cowan
Son
William
Cowan
Son
George
Cowan
Son
Mary
Cowan
Daughter
Elizabeth
Cowan
Daughter
Agnes
Cowan
Daughter
| First name(s) | John |
| Last name | Cowan |
| Relationship | Head |
| Marital status | Married |
| Age | 49 |
| Birth year | 1832 |
| Birth place | Dumfriesshire, Scotland |
Household members (10 people)
First name(s) | Last name | Relationship | Marital status | Age | Birth year | Birth place | Full record |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
John | Cowan | Head | Married | 49 | 1832 | Dumfriesshire, Scotland | |
Elizabeth | Cowan | Wife | Married | 38 | 1843 | Kilmarnock, Ayrshire, Scotland | |
Alex | Cowan | Son | Unmarried | 18 | 1863 | Greenock, Renfrewshire, Scotland | |
Cath | Cowan | Daughter | - | 14 | 1867 | Greenock, Renfrewshire, Scotland | |
James | Cowan | Son | - | 12 | 1869 | Glasgow, Lanarkshire, Scotland | |
William | Cowan | Son | - | 9 | 1872 | Glasgow, Lanarkshire, Scotland | |
George | Cowan | Son | - | 8 | 1873 | Glasgow, Lanarkshire, Scotland | |
Mary | Cowan | Daughter | - | 5 | 1876 | Glasgow, Lanarkshire, Scotland | |
Elizabeth | Cowan | Daughter | - | 5 | 1876 | Glasgow, Lanarkshire, Scotland | |
Agnes | Cowan | Daughter | - | 3 | 1878 | Glasgow, Lanarkshire, Scotland |
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