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Household of John Cowie (born 1846, Lanarkshire)
1881 England, Wales & Scotland Census in Keir, Dumfriesshire, 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 4 other people are on this record
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In the 1881 Census, the household of John Cowie, born in 1846 in Shotts, Lanarkshire, consisted of 5 members. John was the head of the household, married to Mary Cowie, born in 1851 in West Calder, Midlothian, Scotland. They had 2 children; Elizabeth C (born 1875 in Dumfriesshire, Scotland) and Peter (born 1880 in Dumfriesshire, Scotland).
During the period, also present in the household was John's Servant, Mary Irvine, born in 1868 in West Calder, Midlothian, Scotland.
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John Cowie's household
John
Cowie
Head
Mary
Cowie
Wife
Elizabeth C
Cowie
Daughter
Peter
Cowie
Son
Mary
Irvine
Servant
| First name(s) | John |
| Last name | Cowie |
| Relationship | Head |
| Marital status | Married |
| Age | 35 |
| Birth year | 1846 |
| Birth place | Shotts, Lanarkshire, Scotland |
Household members (5 people)
First name(s) | Last name | Relationship | Marital status | Age | Birth year | Birth place | Full record |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
John | Cowie | Head | Married | 35 | 1846 | Shotts, Lanarkshire, Scotland | |
Mary | Cowie | Wife | Married | 30 | 1851 | West Calder, Midlothian, Scotland | |
Elizabeth C | Cowie | Daughter | - | 6 | 1875 | Dumfriesshire, Scotland | |
Peter | Cowie | Son | - | 1 | 1880 | Dumfriesshire, Scotland | |
Mary | Irvine | Servant | - | 13 | 1868 | West Calder, Midlothian, Scotland |
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