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Household of John Cowan (born 1849, Renfrewshire)

1881 England, Wales & Scotland Census in Linlithgow, Linlithgowshire (West Lothian), 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 1849 in Neilston, Renfrewshire, consisted of 10 members. John was the head of the household, married to Susan Cowan, born in 1850 in Girvan, Ayrshire, Scotland. They had 8 children; Mary (born 1865 in Glasgow, Lanarkshire, Scotland), Maggie (born 1867 in Dalry, Ayrshire, Scotland), John (born 1868 in Dalry, Ayrshire, Scotland), Elizabeth (born 1871 in Dalry, Ayrshire, Scotland), Susan (born 1873 in Linlithgow, Linlithgowshire (West Lothian), Scotland), Catherine (born 1875 in Linlithgow, Linlithgowshire (West Lothian), Scotland), Georgina (born 1877 in Linlithgow, Linlithgowshire (West Lothian), Scotland) and Charlotte (born 1881 in Linlithgow, Linlithgowshire (West Lothian), Scotland).


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John Cowan's household

Male

John

Cowan

Head
Female

Susan

Cowan

Wife
Female

Mary

Cowan

Daughter
Female

Maggie

Cowan

Daughter
Male

John

Cowan

Son
Female

Elizabeth

Cowan

Daughter
Female

Susan

Cowan

Daughter
Female

Catherine

Cowan

Daughter
Female

Georgina

Cowan

Daughter
Female

Charlotte

Cowan

Daughter
First name(s) John
Last name Cowan
Relationship Head
Marital status Married
Age 32
Birth year 1849
Birth place Neilston, Renfrewshire, Scotland

Household members (10 people)

First name(s)

Last name

Relationship

Marital status

Age

Birth year

Birth place

Full record

John

Cowan

Head

Married

32

1849

Neilston, Renfrewshire, Scotland

Susan

Cowan

Wife

Married

31

1850

Girvan, Ayrshire, Scotland

Mary

Cowan

Daughter

Unmarried

16

1865

Glasgow, Lanarkshire, Scotland

Maggie

Cowan

Daughter

Unmarried

14

1867

Dalry, Ayrshire, Scotland

John

Cowan

Son

Unmarried

13

1868

Dalry, Ayrshire, Scotland

Elizabeth

Cowan

Daughter

-

10

1871

Dalry, Ayrshire, Scotland

Susan

Cowan

Daughter

-

8

1873

Linlithgow, Linlithgowshire (West Lothian), Scotland

Catherine

Cowan

Daughter

-

6

1875

Linlithgow, Linlithgowshire (West Lothian), Scotland

Georgina

Cowan

Daughter

-

4

1877

Linlithgow, Linlithgowshire (West Lothian), Scotland

Charlotte

Cowan

Daughter

-

0

1881

Linlithgow, Linlithgowshire (West Lothian), Scotland

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