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Household of John H Cowan (born 1846, Ayrshire)

1881 England, Wales & Scotland Census in Hutchesontown, 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 H Cowan and 7 other people are on this record

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In the 1881 Census, the household of John H Cowan, born in 1846 in Ayr, Ayrshire, consisted of 8 members. John H was the head of the household, married to Janet L Cowan, born in 1846 in Symington, Ayrshire, Scotland. They had 6 children; Agnes J (born 1870 in Wales), Janet L (born 1872 in Wales), Florence S (born 1874 in Wales), James (born 1876 in Ayr, Ayrshire, Scotland), Elizabeth S (born 1879 in Glasgow, Lanarkshire, Scotland) and Mary (born 1881 in Glasgow, Lanarkshire, Scotland).


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John H Cowan's household

Male

John H

Cowan

Head
Female

Janet L

Cowan

Wife
Female

Agnes J

Cowan

Daughter
Female

Janet L

Cowan

Daughter
Female

Florence S

Cowan

Daughter
Male

James

Cowan

Son
Female

Elizabeth S

Cowan

Daughter
Female

Mary

Cowan

Daughter
First name(s) John H
Last name Cowan
Relationship Head
Marital status Married
Age 35
Birth year 1846
Birth place Ayr, Ayrshire, Scotland

Household members (8 people)

First name(s)

Last name

Relationship

Marital status

Age

Birth year

Birth place

Full record

John H

Cowan

Head

Married

35

1846

Ayr, Ayrshire, Scotland

Janet L

Cowan

Wife

Married

35

1846

Symington, Ayrshire, Scotland

Agnes J

Cowan

Daughter

Unmarried

11

1870

Wales

Janet L

Cowan

Daughter

-

9

1872

Wales

Florence S

Cowan

Daughter

-

7

1874

Wales

James

Cowan

Son

-

5

1876

Ayr, Ayrshire, Scotland

Elizabeth S

Cowan

Daughter

-

2

1879

Glasgow, Lanarkshire, Scotland

Mary

Cowan

Daughter

-

0

1881

Glasgow, Lanarkshire, Scotland

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