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Household of John Cowan (born 1826, Lanarkshire)

1881 England, Wales & Scotland Census in Dunoon & Kilmun, Argyllshire, 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 1826 in Lanarkshire, consisted of 7 members. John was the head of the household, married to Catherine Cowan, born in 1837 in Argyllshire, Scotland. They had 5 children; John (born 1867 in Dunbartonshire, Scotland), Catherine (born 1869 in Dunoon, Argyllshire, Scotland), Agnes (born 1871 in Dunoon, Argyllshire, Scotland), Margaret (born 1873 in Dunoon, Argyllshire, Scotland) and Jane (born 1875 in Innellan, Argyllshire, Scotland).


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John Cowan's household

Male

John

Cowan

Head
Female

Catherine

Cowan

Wife
Male

John

Cowan

Son
Female

Catherine

Cowan

Daughter
Female

Agnes

Cowan

Daughter
Female

Margaret

Cowan

Daughter
Female

Jane

Cowan

Daughter
First name(s) John
Last name Cowan
Relationship Head
Marital status Married
Age 55
Birth year 1826
Birth place Lanarkshire, Scotland

Household members (7 people)

First name(s)

Last name

Relationship

Marital status

Age

Birth year

Birth place

Full record

John

Cowan

Head

Married

55

1826

Lanarkshire, Scotland

Catherine

Cowan

Wife

Married

44

1837

Argyllshire, Scotland

John

Cowan

Son

-

14

1867

Dunbartonshire, Scotland

Catherine

Cowan

Daughter

-

12

1869

Dunoon, Argyllshire, Scotland

Agnes

Cowan

Daughter

-

10

1871

Dunoon, Argyllshire, Scotland

Margaret

Cowan

Daughter

-

8

1873

Dunoon, Argyllshire, Scotland

Jane

Cowan

Daughter

-

6

1875

Innellan, Argyllshire, Scotland

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