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Household of John Cowan (born 1839)

1881 England, Wales & Scotland Census in Rutherglen, 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 6 other people are on this record

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In the 1881 Census, the household of John Cowan, born in 1839 in , consisted of 7 members. John was the head of the household, married to Jane Cowan, born in 1848 in Edinburgh, Midlothian, Scotland. They had 4 children; Sarah (born 1867 in Glasgow, Lanarkshire, Scotland), Agnes (born 1874 in Rutherglen, Lanarkshire, Scotland), Margaret M (born 1879 in Rutherglen, Lanarkshire, Scotland) and William G (born 1881 in Rutherglen, Lanarkshire, Scotland).
During the period, also present in the household was John's Niece, Helen Ewart, born in 1865 in Glasgow, Lanarkshire, Scotland.


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John Cowan's household

Male

John

Cowan

Head
Female

Jane

Cowan

Wife
Female

Sarah

Cowan

Daughter
Female

Agnes

Cowan

Daughter
Female

Margaret M

Cowan

Daughter
Male

William G

Cowan

Son
Female

Helen

Ewart

Niece
First name(s) John
Last name Cowan
Relationship Head
Marital status Married
Age 42
Birth year 1839
Birth place Ireland

Household members (7 people)

First name(s)

Last name

Relationship

Marital status

Age

Birth year

Birth place

Full record

John

Cowan

Head

Married

42

1839

Ireland

Jane

Cowan

Wife

Married

33

1848

Edinburgh, Midlothian, Scotland

Sarah

Cowan

Daughter

Unmarried

14

1867

Glasgow, Lanarkshire, Scotland

Agnes

Cowan

Daughter

Unmarried

7

1874

Rutherglen, Lanarkshire, Scotland

Margaret M

Cowan

Daughter

Unmarried

2

1879

Rutherglen, Lanarkshire, Scotland

William G

Cowan

Son

Unmarried

0

1881

Rutherglen, Lanarkshire, Scotland

Helen

Ewart

Niece

Unmarried

16

1865

Glasgow, Lanarkshire, Scotland

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