
George Turnbull
Born 1855
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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.
In the 1881 Census, the household of John Jas Cowan, born in 1847 in , consisted of 17 members. John Jas was the head of the household, married to Sophia M Cowan, born in 1848 in Canada. They had 7 children; Charles H (born 1873 in Edinburgh, Midlothian, Scotland), Allister G (born 1874 in Edinburgh, Midlothian, Scotland), Francis (born 1876 in Edinburgh, Midlothian, Scotland), Marion (born 1877 in India), Kathleen M (born 1878 in Colinton, Midlothian, Scotland), Helen C (born 1879 in Colinton, Midlothian, Scotland) and Sophia M (born 1881 in Colinton, Midlothian, Scotland).
During the period, also present in the household were John Jas's Visitor, Charlotte (born 1844 in Prussia, Germany), John Jas's Servant, Agnes (born 1851 in Bolton, Haddingtonshire (East Lothian), Scotland), John Jas's Servant, Anne (born 1850 in Fodderty, Ross & Cromarty, Scotland), John Jas's Servant, Catherine (born 1853 in Alvie, Morayshire, Scotland), John Jas's Servant, Catherine (born 1857 in Jedburgh, Roxburghshire, Scotland), John Jas's Servant, Elizabeth (born 1863 in Kincardine, Clackmannanshire, Scotland), John Jas's Servant, Elizabeth (born 1861 in East Linton, Haddingtonshire (East Lothian), Scotland) and John Jas's Servant, Mary (born 1860 in Melrose, Roxburghshire, Scotland).
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John Jas
Cowan
Sophia M
Cowan
Charles H
Cowan
Allister G
Cowan
Francis
Cowan
Marion
Cowan
Kathleen M
Cowan
Helen C
Cowan
Sophia M
Cowan
Charlotte
Seyffert
Agnes
Wight
Anne
Mackenzie
Catherine
Mackenzie
Catherine
Wood
Elizabeth
Scotland
Elizabeth
Black
Mary
Turnbull
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First name(s) | John Jas |
Last name | Cowan |
Relationship | Head |
Marital status | Married |
Age | 34 |
Birth year | 1847 |
Birth place | England |
First name(s) | Last name | Relationship | Marital status | Age | Birth year | Birth place | Full record |
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John Jas | Cowan | Head | Married | 34 | 1847 | England | |
Sophia M | Cowan | Wife | Married | 33 | 1848 | Canada | |
Charles H | Cowan | Son | - | 8 | 1873 | Edinburgh, Midlothian, Scotland | |
Allister G | Cowan | Son | - | 7 | 1874 | Edinburgh, Midlothian, Scotland | |
Francis | Cowan | Son | - | 5 | 1876 | Edinburgh, Midlothian, Scotland | |
Marion | Cowan | Daughter | - | 4 | 1877 | India | |
Kathleen M | Cowan | Daughter | - | 3 | 1878 | Colinton, Midlothian, Scotland | |
Helen C | Cowan | Daughter | - | 2 | 1879 | Colinton, Midlothian, Scotland | |
Sophia M | Cowan | Daughter | - | 0 | 1881 | Colinton, Midlothian, Scotland | |
Charlotte | Seyffert | Visitor | Unmarried | 37 | 1844 | Prussia, Germany | |
Agnes | Wight | Servant | Unmarried | 30 | 1851 | Bolton, Haddingtonshire (East Lothian), Scotland | |
Anne | Mackenzie | Servant | Unmarried | 31 | 1850 | Fodderty, Ross & Cromarty, Scotland | |
Catherine | Mackenzie | Servant | Unmarried | 28 | 1853 | Alvie, Morayshire, Scotland | |
Catherine | Wood | Servant | Unmarried | 24 | 1857 | Jedburgh, Roxburghshire, Scotland | |
Elizabeth | Scotland | Servant | Unmarried | 18 | 1863 | Kincardine, Clackmannanshire, Scotland | |
Elizabeth | Black | Servant | Unmarried | 20 | 1861 | East Linton, Haddingtonshire (East Lothian), Scotland | |
Mary | Turnbull | Servant | Unmarried | 21 | 1860 | Melrose, Roxburghshire, Scotland |
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