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Household of Joseph Cowan (born 1829, Haddingtonshire (East Lothian))
1881 England, Wales & Scotland Census in Dunbar, Haddingtonshire (East Lothian), 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.
Joseph Cowan and 6 other people are on this record
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In the 1881 Census, the household of Joseph Cowan, born in 1829 in Dunbar, Haddingtonshire (East Lothian), consisted of 7 members. Joseph was the head of the household, married to Agnes Cowan, born in 1836 in Dunbar, Haddingtonshire (East Lothian), Scotland. They had 1 child; Mayan, born 1860 in Dunbar, Haddingtonshire (East Lothian), Scotland.
During the period, also present in the household were Joseph's Lodger, Peter (born 1803 in Athelstaneford, Haddingtonshire (East Lothian), Scotland), Joseph's Lodger, Agnes (born 1870 in Dunbar, Haddingtonshire (East Lothian), Scotland), Joseph's Lodger, George (born 1829 in St Cuthbert's, Midlothian, Scotland) and Joseph's Lodger, Robert (born 1858 in Haddington, Haddingtonshire (East Lothian), Scotland).
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Joseph Cowan's household
Joseph
Cowan
Head
Agnes
Cowan
Wife
Mayan
Cowan
Daughter
Peter
Anderson
Lodger
Agnes
Anderson
Lodger
George
Adams
Lodger
Robert
Aitchison
Lodger
| First name(s) | Joseph |
| Last name | Cowan |
| Relationship | Head |
| Marital status | Married |
| Age | 52 |
| Birth year | 1829 |
| Birth place | Dunbar, Haddingtonshire (East Lothian), Scotland |
Household members (7 people)
First name(s) | Last name | Relationship | Marital status | Age | Birth year | Birth place | Full record |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
Joseph | Cowan | Head | Married | 52 | 1829 | Dunbar, Haddingtonshire (East Lothian), Scotland | |
Agnes | Cowan | Wife | Married | 45 | 1836 | Dunbar, Haddingtonshire (East Lothian), Scotland | |
Mayan | Cowan | Daughter | Unmarried | 21 | 1860 | Dunbar, Haddingtonshire (East Lothian), Scotland | |
Peter | Anderson | Lodger | Widower | 78 | 1803 | Athelstaneford, Haddingtonshire (East Lothian), Scotland | |
Agnes | Anderson | Lodger | Unmarried | 11 | 1870 | Dunbar, Haddingtonshire (East Lothian), Scotland | |
George | Adams | Lodger | Married | 52 | 1829 | St Cuthbert's, Midlothian, Scotland | |
Robert | Aitchison | Lodger | Unmarried | 23 | 1858 | Haddington, Haddingtonshire (East Lothian), Scotland |
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