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Household of John S Cowan (born 1845)

1881 England, Wales & Scotland Census in Croydon, Surrey, England

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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 S Cowan and 7 other people are on this record

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In the 1881 Census, the household of John S Cowan, born in 1845 in , consisted of 8 members. John S was the head of the household, married to Helen E Cowan, born in 1847 in Scotland. They had 3 children; George O (born 1875 in Croydon, Surrey, England), Alice A (born 1878 in -) and Evelyn A (born 1881 in -).
During the period, also present in the household were John S's Servant, Eliza (born 1856 in Bath, Somerset, England), John S's Servant, Eliza (born 1862 in Croydon, Surrey, England) and John S's Servant, Emma (born 1862 in Croydon, Surrey, England).


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John S Cowan's household

Male

John S

Cowan

Head
Female

Helen E

Cowan

Wife
Male

George O

Cowan

Son
Female

Alice A

Cowan

Daughter
Female

Evelyn A

Cowan

Daughter
Female

Eliza

Styles

Servant
Female

Eliza

Knight

Servant
Female

Emma

Aldbury

Servant
First name(s) John S
Last name Cowan
Relationship Head
Marital status Married
Age 36
Birth year 1845
Birth place Scotland

Household members (8 people)

First name(s)

Last name

Relationship

Marital status

Age

Birth year

Birth place

Full record

John S

Cowan

Head

Married

36

1845

Scotland

Helen E

Cowan

Wife

Married

34

1847

Scotland

George O

Cowan

Son

Single

6

1875

Croydon, Surrey, England

Alice A

Cowan

Daughter

Single

3

1878

-

Evelyn A

Cowan

Daughter

Single

0

1881

-

Eliza

Styles

Servant

Single

25

1856

Bath, Somerset, England

Eliza

Knight

Servant

Single

19

1862

Croydon, Surrey, England

Emma

Aldbury

Servant

Single

19

1862

Croydon, Surrey, England

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