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Household of John Cowan (born 1834, Ayrshire)
1881 England, Wales & Scotland Census in Govan Church, 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 1834 in Troon, Ayrshire, consisted of 8 members. John was the head of the household, married to Margaret A Cowan, born in 1839 in Ayr, Ayrshire, Scotland. They had 5 children; John (born 1861 in Glasgow, Lanarkshire, Scotland), Andrew B (born 1866 in Glasgow, Lanarkshire, Scotland), Jessie B (born 1868 in Glasgow, Lanarkshire, Scotland), Matthew A (born 1871 in Ayr, Ayrshire, Scotland) and William A B (born 1873 in Glasgow, Lanarkshire, Scotland).
During the period, also present in the household was John's Servant, Margaret Brannigan, born in 1863 in Glasgow, Lanarkshire, Scotland.
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John Cowan's household
John
Cowan
Head
Margaret A
Cowan
Wife
John
Cowan
Son
Andrew B
Cowan
Son
Jessie B
Cowan
Daughter
Matthew A
Cowan
Son
William A B
Cowan
Son
Margaret
Brannigan
Servant
| First name(s) | John |
| Last name | Cowan |
| Relationship | Head |
| Marital status | Married |
| Age | 47 |
| Birth year | 1834 |
| Birth place | Troon, 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 | 47 | 1834 | Troon, Ayrshire, Scotland | |
Margaret A | Cowan | Wife | Married | 42 | 1839 | Ayr, Ayrshire, Scotland | |
John | Cowan | Son | Unmarried | 20 | 1861 | Glasgow, Lanarkshire, Scotland | |
Andrew B | Cowan | Son | - | 15 | 1866 | Glasgow, Lanarkshire, Scotland | |
Jessie B | Cowan | Daughter | - | 13 | 1868 | Glasgow, Lanarkshire, Scotland | |
Matthew A | Cowan | Son | - | 10 | 1871 | Ayr, Ayrshire, Scotland | |
William A B | Cowan | Son | - | 8 | 1873 | Glasgow, Lanarkshire, Scotland | |
Margaret | Brannigan | Servant | Unmarried | 18 | 1863 | Glasgow, Lanarkshire, Scotland |
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