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Household of John Cowan (born 1841)

1881 England, Wales & Scotland Census in Port Glasgow, Renfrewshire, 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 7 other people are on this record

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In the 1881 Census, the household of John Cowan, born in 1841 in , consisted of 8 members. John was the head of the household, married to Jane Cowan, born in 1844 in Ireland. They had 6 children; Elizabeth (born 1865 in Paisley, Renfrewshire, Scotland), Matilda (born 1867 in Port Glasgow, Renfrewshire, Scotland), John C (born 1869 in Port Glasgow, Renfrewshire, Scotland), William (born 1872 in Port Glasgow, Renfrewshire, Scotland), Robert (born 1875 in Port Glasgow, Renfrewshire, Scotland) and George (born 1881 in Port Glasgow, Renfrewshire, Scotland).


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John Cowan's household

Male

John

Cowan

Head
Female

Jane

Cowan

Wife
Female

Elizabeth

Cowan

Daughter
Female

Matilda

Cowan

Daughter
Male

John C

Cowan

Son
Male

William

Cowan

Son
Male

Robert

Cowan

Son
Male

George

Cowan

Son
First name(s) John
Last name Cowan
Relationship Head
Marital status Married
Age 40
Birth year 1841
Birth place Ireland

Household members (8 people)

First name(s)

Last name

Relationship

Marital status

Age

Birth year

Birth place

Full record

John

Cowan

Head

Married

40

1841

Ireland

Jane

Cowan

Wife

Married

37

1844

Ireland

Elizabeth

Cowan

Daughter

-

16

1865

Paisley, Renfrewshire, Scotland

Matilda

Cowan

Daughter

-

14

1867

Port Glasgow, Renfrewshire, Scotland

John C

Cowan

Son

-

12

1869

Port Glasgow, Renfrewshire, Scotland

William

Cowan

Son

-

9

1872

Port Glasgow, Renfrewshire, Scotland

Robert

Cowan

Son

-

6

1875

Port Glasgow, Renfrewshire, Scotland

George

Cowan

Son

-

0

1881

Port Glasgow, Renfrewshire, Scotland

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