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Household of John Cowan (born 1857)

1881 England, Wales & Scotland Census in Strathblane, Stirlingshire, 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 1857 in , consisted of 5 members. John was the head of the household, married to Sarah Jane Cowan, born in 1859 in Ireland. They had 1 child; John, born 1881 in Stirlingshire, Scotland.
During the period, also present in the household were John's Lodger, Andrew (born 1859 in Dunbartonshire, Scotland) and John's Boarder, Joseph (born 1861 in Glasgow, Lanarkshire, Scotland).


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John Cowan's household

Male

John

Cowan

Head
Female

Sarah Jane

Cowan

Wife
Male

John

Cowan

Son
Male

Andrew

Robertson

Lodger
Male

Joseph

Jack

Boarder
First name(s) John
Last name Cowan
Relationship Head
Marital status Married
Age 24
Birth year 1857
Birth place Scotland

Household members (5 people)

First name(s)

Last name

Relationship

Marital status

Age

Birth year

Birth place

Full record

John

Cowan

Head

Married

24

1857

Scotland

Sarah Jane

Cowan

Wife

Married

22

1859

Ireland

John

Cowan

Son

-

0

1881

Stirlingshire, Scotland

Andrew

Robertson

Lodger

Unmarried

22

1859

Dunbartonshire, Scotland

Joseph

Jack

Boarder

Unmarried

20

1861

Glasgow, Lanarkshire, Scotland

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