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Household of John Cowan (born 1838, Lanarkshire)
1881 England, Wales & Scotland Census in Fauldhouse, 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 8 other people are on this record
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In the 1881 Census, the household of John Cowan, born in 1838 in Bothwell, Lanarkshire, consisted of 9 members. John was the head of the household, married to Marion Maloy, born in 1839 in Bothwell, Lanarkshire, Scotland. They had 6 children; John (born 1865 in Bothwell, Lanarkshire, Scotland), James (born 1868 in Old Monkland, Lanarkshire, Scotland), Rennick (born 1871 in Old Monkland, Lanarkshire, Scotland), Minnie (born 1873 in Old Monkland, Lanarkshire, Scotland), Jane (born 1878 in Whitburn, Linlithgowshire (West Lothian), Scotland) and Charles (born 1881 in Whitburn, Linlithgowshire (West Lothian), Scotland).
During the period, also present in the household was John's Servant, Jessie Morrison, born in 1864 in Whitburn, Linlithgowshire (West Lothian), Scotland.
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John Cowan's household
John
Cowan
Head
Marion
Maloy
Wife
John
Cowan
Son
James
Cowan
Son
Rennick
Cowan
Son
Minnie
Cowan
Daughter
Jane
Cowan
Daughter
Charles
Cowan
Son
Jessie
Morrison
Servant
| First name(s) | John |
| Last name | Cowan |
| Relationship | Head |
| Marital status | Married |
| Age | 43 |
| Birth year | 1838 |
| Birth place | Bothwell, Lanarkshire, Scotland |
Household members (9 people)
First name(s) | Last name | Relationship | Marital status | Age | Birth year | Birth place | Full record |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
John | Cowan | Head | Married | 43 | 1838 | Bothwell, Lanarkshire, Scotland | |
Marion | Maloy | Wife | Married | 42 | 1839 | Bothwell, Lanarkshire, Scotland | |
John | Cowan | Son | - | 16 | 1865 | Bothwell, Lanarkshire, Scotland | |
James | Cowan | Son | - | 13 | 1868 | Old Monkland, Lanarkshire, Scotland | |
Rennick | Cowan | Son | - | 10 | 1871 | Old Monkland, Lanarkshire, Scotland | |
Minnie | Cowan | Daughter | - | 8 | 1873 | Old Monkland, Lanarkshire, Scotland | |
Jane | Cowan | Daughter | - | 3 | 1878 | Whitburn, Linlithgowshire (West Lothian), Scotland | |
Charles | Cowan | Son | - | 0 | 1881 | Whitburn, Linlithgowshire (West Lothian), Scotland | |
Jessie | Morrison | Servant | Unmarried | 17 | 1864 | Whitburn, Linlithgowshire (West Lothian), Scotland |
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