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Household of John Cowper (born 1852, Midlothian)

1881 England, Wales & Scotland Census in Stobo, Peeblesshire, 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 Cowper and 5 other people are on this record

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In the 1881 Census, the household of John Cowper, born in 1852 in Penicuik, Midlothian, consisted of 6 members. John was the head of the household, married to Barbary Cowper, born in 1848 in Lyne, Peeblesshire, Scotland. They had 4 children; John (born 1874 in Stobo, Peeblesshire, Scotland), William (born 1876 in Newlands, Peeblesshire, Scotland), James (born 1878 in Newlands, Peeblesshire, Scotland) and Jane Robertson (born 1881 in Stobo, Peeblesshire, Scotland).


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John Cowper's household

Male

John

Cowper

Head
Female

Barbary

Cowper

Wife
Male

John

Cowper

Son
Male

William

Cowper

Son
Male

James

Cowper

Son
Female

Jane Robertson

Cowper

Daughter
First name(s) John
Last name Cowper
Relationship Head
Marital status Married
Age 29
Birth year 1852
Birth place Penicuik, Midlothian, Scotland

Household members (6 people)

First name(s)

Last name

Relationship

Marital status

Age

Birth year

Birth place

Full record

John

Cowper

Head

Married

29

1852

Penicuik, Midlothian, Scotland

Barbary

Cowper

Wife

Married

33

1848

Lyne, Peeblesshire, Scotland

John

Cowper

Son

-

7

1874

Stobo, Peeblesshire, Scotland

William

Cowper

Son

-

5

1876

Newlands, Peeblesshire, Scotland

James

Cowper

Son

-

3

1878

Newlands, Peeblesshire, Scotland

Jane Robertson

Cowper

Daughter

-

0

1881

Stobo, Peeblesshire, Scotland

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