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Household of John Cowan (born 1839, Stirlingshire)
1881 England, Wales & Scotland Census in Hamilton, 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 1839 in Stirlingshire, consisted of 8 members. John was the head of the household, married to Jean Cowan, born in 1840 in Hamilton, Lanarkshire, Scotland. They had 5 children; William (born 1862 in England), John (born 1870 in Motherwell, Lanarkshire, Scotland), Isabel (born 1874 in Hamilton, Lanarkshire, Scotland), James (born 1877 in Hamilton, Lanarkshire, Scotland) and Elizabeth (born 1860 in Motherwell, Lanarkshire, Scotland).
During the period, also present in the household was John's Grandson, Adam McClymont, born in 1880 in Motherwell, Lanarkshire, Scotland.
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John Cowan's household
John
Cowan
Head
Jean
Cowan
Wife
William
Cowan
Son
John
Cowan
Son
Isabel
Cowan
Daughter
James
Cowan
Son
Elizabeth
McClymont
Daughter
Adam
McClymont
Grandson
| First name(s) | John |
| Last name | Cowan |
| Relationship | Head |
| Marital status | Married |
| Age | 42 |
| Birth year | 1839 |
| Birth place | Stirlingshire, Scotland |
Household members (8 people)
First name(s) | Last name | Relationship | Marital status | Age | Birth year | Birth place | Full record |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
John | Cowan | Head | Married | 42 | 1839 | Stirlingshire, Scotland | |
Jean | Cowan | Wife | Married | 41 | 1840 | Hamilton, Lanarkshire, Scotland | |
William | Cowan | Son | Unmarried | 19 | 1862 | England | |
John | Cowan | Son | - | 11 | 1870 | Motherwell, Lanarkshire, Scotland | |
Isabel | Cowan | Daughter | - | 7 | 1874 | Hamilton, Lanarkshire, Scotland | |
James | Cowan | Son | - | 4 | 1877 | Hamilton, Lanarkshire, Scotland | |
Elizabeth | McClymont | Daughter | Married | 21 | 1860 | Motherwell, Lanarkshire, Scotland | |
Adam | McClymont | Grandson | - | 1 | 1880 | Motherwell, Lanarkshire, Scotland |
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