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Household of John Cowper (born 1839)

1881 England, Wales & Scotland Census in Kelvin, Lanarkshire, 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 7 other people are on this record

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In the 1881 Census, the household of John Cowper, born in 1839 in , consisted of 8 members. John was the head of the household, married to Margaret Cowper, born in 1839 in Glasgow, Lanarkshire, Scotland. They had 5 children; John C (born 1867 in Glasgow, Lanarkshire, Scotland), Janet Ann (born 1870 in Glasgow, Lanarkshire, Scotland), Margaret (born 1873 in Glasgow, Lanarkshire, Scotland), Elizabeth (born 1877 in Glasgow, Lanarkshire, Scotland) and Mary D (born 1880 in Glasgow, Lanarkshire, Scotland).
During the period, also present in the household was John's Father-In-Law, David Whitehead, born in 1808 in Glasgow, Lanarkshire, Scotland.


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John Cowper's household

Male

John

Cowper

Head
Female

Margaret

Cowper

Wife
Male

John C

Cowper

Son
Female

Janet Ann

Cowper

Daughter
Female

Margaret

Cowper

Daughter
Female

Elizabeth

Cowper

Daughter
Female

Mary D

Cowper

Daughter
Male

David

Whitehead

Father-In-Law
First name(s) John
Last name Cowper
Relationship Head
Marital status Married
Age 42
Birth year 1839
Birth place Ireland

Household members (8 people)

First name(s)

Last name

Relationship

Marital status

Age

Birth year

Birth place

Full record

John

Cowper

Head

Married

42

1839

Ireland

Margaret

Cowper

Wife

Married

42

1839

Glasgow, Lanarkshire, Scotland

John C

Cowper

Son

-

14

1867

Glasgow, Lanarkshire, Scotland

Janet Ann

Cowper

Daughter

-

11

1870

Glasgow, Lanarkshire, Scotland

Margaret

Cowper

Daughter

-

8

1873

Glasgow, Lanarkshire, Scotland

Elizabeth

Cowper

Daughter

-

4

1877

Glasgow, Lanarkshire, Scotland

Mary D

Cowper

Daughter

-

1

1880

Glasgow, Lanarkshire, Scotland

David

Whitehead

Father-In-Law

Widower

73

1808

Glasgow, Lanarkshire, Scotland

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