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Household of John Cowper (born 1832, Kincardineshire)

1881 England, Wales & Scotland Census in St Andrew's, 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 Cowper and 13 other people are on this record

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In the 1881 Census, the household of John Cowper, born in 1832 in Johnshaven, Kincardineshire, consisted of 14 members. John was the head of the household, married to Helen C Cowper, born in 1837 in Ullapool, Cromartyshire, Scotland. They had 8 children; Jane (born 1859 in Macduff, Banffshire, Scotland), John J Mc (born 1866 in Kincardineshire, Scotland), Alfred (born 1868 in Kincardineshire, Scotland), Ralph C (born 1872 in Kincardineshire, Scotland), Edith M (born 1874 in Kincardineshire, Scotland), Rosa M (born 1875 in Kincardineshire, Scotland), Henrietta M (born 1877 in Kincardineshire, Scotland) and Agnew E B (born 1879 in Kincardineshire, Scotland).
During the period, also present in the household were John's Boarder, Elizabeth J (born 1865 in Kincardineshire, Scotland), John's Boarder, John S (born 1866 in Glasgow, Lanarkshire, Scotland), John's Servant, Ann (born 1846 in Dunbar, Haddingtonshire (East Lothian), Scotland) and John's Servant, Mary (born 1864 in Glasgow, Lanarkshire, Scotland).


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John Cowper's household

Male

John

Cowper

Head
Female

Helen C

Cowper

Wife
Female

Jane

Cowper

Daughter
Male

John J Mc

Cowper

Son
Male

Alfred

Cowper

Son
Male

Ralph C

Cowper

Son
Female

Edith M

Cowper

Daughter
Female

Rosa M

Cowper

Daughter
Female

Henrietta M

Cowper

Daughter
Female

Agnew E B

Cowper

Daughter
Female

Elizabeth J

McLellan

Boarder
Male

John S

McLeod

Boarder
Female

Ann

Goodall

Servant
Female

Mary

Wilson

Servant
First name(s) John
Last name Cowper
Relationship Head
Marital status Married
Age 49
Birth year 1832
Birth place Johnshaven, Kincardineshire, Scotland

Household members (14 people)

First name(s)

Last name

Relationship

Marital status

Age

Birth year

Birth place

Full record

John

Cowper

Head

Married

49

1832

Johnshaven, Kincardineshire, Scotland

Helen C

Cowper

Wife

Married

44

1837

Ullapool, Cromartyshire, Scotland

Jane

Cowper

Daughter

Unmarried

22

1859

Macduff, Banffshire, Scotland

John J Mc

Cowper

Son

-

15

1866

Kincardineshire, Scotland

Alfred

Cowper

Son

-

13

1868

Kincardineshire, Scotland

Ralph C

Cowper

Son

-

9

1872

Kincardineshire, Scotland

Edith M

Cowper

Daughter

-

7

1874

Kincardineshire, Scotland

Rosa M

Cowper

Daughter

-

6

1875

Kincardineshire, Scotland

Henrietta M

Cowper

Daughter

-

4

1877

Kincardineshire, Scotland

Agnew E B

Cowper

Daughter

-

2

1879

Kincardineshire, Scotland

Elizabeth J

McLellan

Boarder

-

16

1865

Kincardineshire, Scotland

John S

McLeod

Boarder

-

15

1866

Glasgow, Lanarkshire, Scotland

Ann

Goodall

Servant

Unmarried

35

1846

Dunbar, Haddingtonshire (East Lothian), Scotland

Mary

Wilson

Servant

Unmarried

17

1864

Glasgow, Lanarkshire, Scotland

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