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Household of John Cowan (born 1860, Argyllshire)

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 4 other people are on this record

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In the 1881 Census, the household of John Cowan, born in 1860 in Argyllshire, consisted of 5 members. John was the head of the household, married to Isabela Cowan, born in 1859 in Argyllshire, Scotland. They had 3 children; Duncan (born 1873 in Govan, Lanarkshire, Scotland), Mary (born 1877 in Govan, Lanarkshire, Scotland) and John (born 1878 in Govan, Lanarkshire, Scotland).


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John Cowan's household

Male

John

Cowan

Head
Female

Isabela

Cowan

Wife
Male

Duncan

Cowan

Son
Female

Mary

Cowan

Daughter
Male

John

Cowan

Son
First name(s) John
Last name Cowan
Relationship Head
Marital status Married
Age 21
Birth year 1860
Birth place Argyllshire, Scotland

Household members (5 people)

First name(s)

Last name

Relationship

Marital status

Age

Birth year

Birth place

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John

Cowan

Head

Married

21

1860

Argyllshire, Scotland

Isabela

Cowan

Wife

Married

22

1859

Argyllshire, Scotland

Duncan

Cowan

Son

-

8

1873

Govan, Lanarkshire, Scotland

Mary

Cowan

Daughter

-

4

1877

Govan, Lanarkshire, Scotland

John

Cowan

Son

-

3

1878

Govan, Lanarkshire, Scotland

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