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Household of Joseph Cowan (born 1847, Kirkcudbrightshire)
1881 England, Wales & Scotland Census in Kelvin, 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.
Joseph Cowan and 10 other people are on this record
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In the 1881 Census, the household of Joseph Cowan, born in 1847 in Kirkcudbrightshire, consisted of 11 members. Joseph was the head of the household, married to Elizabeth J Cowan, born in 1848 in Dumfries, Dumfriesshire, Scotland. They had 8 children; Elizabeth (born 1869 in Glasgow, Lanarkshire, Scotland), Joseph (born 1871 in Glasgow, Lanarkshire, Scotland), Jane (born 1873 in Glasgow, Lanarkshire, Scotland), Robert (born 1874 in Glasgow, Lanarkshire, Scotland), Helen (born 1876 in Glasgow, Lanarkshire, Scotland), Mary (born 1877 in Glasgow, Lanarkshire, Scotland), John (born 1879 in Glasgow, Lanarkshire, Scotland) and Jessie N (born 1881 in Glasgow, Lanarkshire, Scotland).
During the period, also present in the household was Joseph's Visitor, Melville Murray, born in 1853 in Dumfries, Dumfriesshire, Scotland.
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Joseph Cowan's household
Joseph
Cowan
Head
Elizabeth J
Cowan
Wife
Elizabeth
Cowan
Daughter
Joseph
Cowan
Son
Jane
Cowan
Daughter
Robert
Cowan
Son
Helen
Cowan
Daughter
Mary
Cowan
Daughter
John
Cowan
Son
Jessie N
Cowan
Daughter
Melville
Murray
Visitor
| First name(s) | Joseph |
| Last name | Cowan |
| Relationship | Head |
| Marital status | Married |
| Age | 34 |
| Birth year | 1847 |
| Birth place | Kirkcudbrightshire, Scotland |
Household members (11 people)
First name(s) | Last name | Relationship | Marital status | Age | Birth year | Birth place | Full record |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
Joseph | Cowan | Head | Married | 34 | 1847 | Kirkcudbrightshire, Scotland | |
Elizabeth J | Cowan | Wife | Married | 33 | 1848 | Dumfries, Dumfriesshire, Scotland | |
Elizabeth | Cowan | Daughter | - | 12 | 1869 | Glasgow, Lanarkshire, Scotland | |
Joseph | Cowan | Son | - | 10 | 1871 | Glasgow, Lanarkshire, Scotland | |
Jane | Cowan | Daughter | - | 8 | 1873 | Glasgow, Lanarkshire, Scotland | |
Robert | Cowan | Son | - | 7 | 1874 | Glasgow, Lanarkshire, Scotland | |
Helen | Cowan | Daughter | - | 5 | 1876 | Glasgow, Lanarkshire, Scotland | |
Mary | Cowan | Daughter | - | 4 | 1877 | Glasgow, Lanarkshire, Scotland | |
John | Cowan | Son | - | 2 | 1879 | Glasgow, Lanarkshire, Scotland | |
Jessie N | Cowan | Daughter | - | 0 | 1881 | Glasgow, Lanarkshire, Scotland | |
Melville | Murray | Visitor | Unmarried | 28 | 1853 | Dumfries, Dumfriesshire, Scotland |
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