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Household of John Cowe (born 1844, Haddingtonshire (East Lothian))

1881 England, Wales & Scotland Census in Canongate, Midlothian, 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 Cowe and 6 other people are on this record

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In the 1881 Census, the household of John Cowe, born in 1844 in Pencaitland, Haddingtonshire (East Lothian), consisted of 7 members. John was the head of the household, married to Janet Cowe, born in 1844 in Prestonpans, Haddingtonshire (East Lothian), Scotland. They had 5 children; John (born 1868 in Edinburgh, Midlothian, Scotland), Francis (born 1872 in Edinburgh, Midlothian, Scotland), Mark (born 1874 in Edinburgh, Midlothian, Scotland), Racheal (born 1878 in Edinburgh, Midlothian, Scotland) and Andrew (born 1880 in Edinburgh, Midlothian, Scotland).


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John Cowe's household

Male

John

Cowe

Head
Female

Janet

Cowe

Wife
Male

John

Cowe

Son
Male

Francis

Cowe

Son
Male

Mark

Cowe

Son
Female

Racheal

Cowe

Daughter
Male

Andrew

Cowe

Son
First name(s) John
Last name Cowe
Relationship Head
Marital status Married
Age 37
Birth year 1844
Birth place Pencaitland, Haddingtonshire (East Lothian), Scotland

Household members (7 people)

First name(s)

Last name

Relationship

Marital status

Age

Birth year

Birth place

Full record

John

Cowe

Head

Married

37

1844

Pencaitland, Haddingtonshire (East Lothian), Scotland

Janet

Cowe

Wife

Married

37

1844

Prestonpans, Haddingtonshire (East Lothian), Scotland

John

Cowe

Son

Unmarried

13

1868

Edinburgh, Midlothian, Scotland

Francis

Cowe

Son

Unmarried

9

1872

Edinburgh, Midlothian, Scotland

Mark

Cowe

Son

Unmarried

7

1874

Edinburgh, Midlothian, Scotland

Racheal

Cowe

Daughter

Unmarried

3

1878

Edinburgh, Midlothian, Scotland

Andrew

Cowe

Son

Unmarried

1

1880

Edinburgh, Midlothian, Scotland

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