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Household of John Cowie (born 1839, Banffshire)

1881 England, Wales & Scotland Census in Ordiquhill, Banffshire, 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 Cowie and 8 other people are on this record

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In the 1881 Census, the household of John Cowie, born in 1839 in Fordyce, Banffshire, consisted of 9 members. John was the head of the household, married to Mary Cowie, born in 1841 in Fordyce, Aberdeenshire, Scotland. They had 7 children; Ann (born 1861 in Marnoch, Banffshire, Scotland), Alexander (born 1870 in Fordyce, Banffshire, Scotland), George (born 1873 in Fordyce, Banffshire, Scotland), Lewis (born 1875 in Ordiquhill, Banffshire, Scotland), Walter (born 1876 in Ordiquhill, Banffshire, Scotland), Jessie Mary (born 1878 in Ordiquhill, Banffshire, Scotland) and Isabella (born 1880 in Ordiquhill, Banffshire, Scotland).


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John Cowie's household

Male

John

Cowie

Head
Female

Mary

Cowie

Wife
Female

Ann

Cowie

Daughter
Male

Alexander

Cowie

Son
Male

George

Cowie

Son
Male

Lewis

Cowie

Son
Male

Walter

Cowie

Son
Female

Jessie Mary

Cowie

Daughter
Female

Isabella

Cowie

Daughter
First name(s) John
Last name Cowie
Relationship Head
Marital status Married
Age 42
Birth year 1839
Birth place Fordyce, Banffshire, Scotland

Household members (9 people)

First name(s)

Last name

Relationship

Marital status

Age

Birth year

Birth place

Full record

John

Cowie

Head

Married

42

1839

Fordyce, Banffshire, Scotland

Mary

Cowie

Wife

Married

40

1841

Fordyce, Aberdeenshire, Scotland

Ann

Cowie

Daughter

Unmarried

20

1861

Marnoch, Banffshire, Scotland

Alexander

Cowie

Son

-

11

1870

Fordyce, Banffshire, Scotland

George

Cowie

Son

-

8

1873

Fordyce, Banffshire, Scotland

Lewis

Cowie

Son

-

6

1875

Ordiquhill, Banffshire, Scotland

Walter

Cowie

Son

-

5

1876

Ordiquhill, Banffshire, Scotland

Jessie Mary

Cowie

Daughter

-

3

1878

Ordiquhill, Banffshire, Scotland

Isabella

Cowie

Daughter

-

1

1880

Ordiquhill, Banffshire, Scotland

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