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Household of John McCowan (born 1827, Ayrshire)
1881 England, Wales & Scotland Census in West District, Renfrewshire, 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 McCowan and 6 other people are on this record
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In the 1881 Census, the household of John McCowan, born in 1827 in Ayrshire, consisted of 7 members. John was the head of the household, married to Margaret McCowan, born in 1836 in Greenock, Renfrewshire, Scotland. They had 3 children; Elizabeth P (born 1860 in Greenock, Renfrewshire, Scotland), John (born 1868 in Greenock, Renfrewshire, Scotland) and Margaret A (born 1878 in Greenock, Renfrewshire, Scotland).
During the period, also present in the household were John's Step Son, Thomas (born 1866 in Aberdeen, Aberdeenshire, Scotland) and John's Step Son, Charles A (born 1869 in Greenock, Renfrewshire, Scotland).
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John McCowan's household
John
McCowan
Head
Margaret
McCowan
Wife
Elizabeth P
McCowan
Daughter
John
McCowan
Son
Margaret A
McCowan
Daughter
Thomas
Cromar
Step Son
Charles A
Cromar
Step Son
| First name(s) | John |
| Last name | McCowan |
| Relationship | Head |
| Marital status | Married |
| Age | 54 |
| Birth year | 1827 |
| Birth place | Ayrshire, Scotland |
Household members (7 people)
First name(s) | Last name | Relationship | Marital status | Age | Birth year | Birth place | Full record |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
John | McCowan | Head | Married | 54 | 1827 | Ayrshire, Scotland | |
Margaret | McCowan | Wife | Married | 45 | 1836 | Greenock, Renfrewshire, Scotland | |
Elizabeth P | McCowan | Daughter | Unmarried | 21 | 1860 | Greenock, Renfrewshire, Scotland | |
John | McCowan | Son | - | 13 | 1868 | Greenock, Renfrewshire, Scotland | |
Margaret A | McCowan | Daughter | - | 3 | 1878 | Greenock, Renfrewshire, Scotland | |
Thomas | Cromar | Step Son | - | 15 | 1866 | Aberdeen, Aberdeenshire, Scotland | |
Charles A | Cromar | Step Son | - | 12 | 1869 | Greenock, Renfrewshire, Scotland |
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