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Household of Joseph Cowan (born 1845, Dublin)

1881 England, Wales & Scotland Census in Kinning Park, 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 6 other people are on this record

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In the 1881 Census, the household of Joseph Cowan, born in 1845 in Dublin, Dublin, consisted of 7 members. Joseph was the head of the household, married to Ann Cowan, born in 1844 in Ireland. They had 4 children; Thomas (born 1864 in Glasgow, Lanarkshire, Scotland), Joseph (born 1866 in Glasgow, Lanarkshire, Scotland), Susan (born 1869 in Glasgow, Lanarkshire, Scotland) and Bernard (born 1872 in Glasgow, Lanarkshire, Scotland).
During the period, also present in the household was Joseph's Visitor, Margaret Cram, born in 1871 in Glasgow, Lanarkshire, Scotland.


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Joseph Cowan's household

Male

Joseph

Cowan

Head
Female

Ann

Cowan

Wife
Male

Thomas

Cowan

Son
Male

Joseph

Cowan

Son
Female

Susan

Cowan

Daughter
Male

Bernard

Cowan

Son
Female

Margaret

Cram

Visitor
First name(s) Joseph
Last name Cowan
Relationship Head
Marital status Married
Age 36
Birth year 1845
Birth place Dublin, Dublin, Ireland

Household members (7 people)

First name(s)

Last name

Relationship

Marital status

Age

Birth year

Birth place

Full record

Joseph

Cowan

Head

Married

36

1845

Dublin, Dublin, Ireland

Ann

Cowan

Wife

Married

37

1844

Ireland

Thomas

Cowan

Son

Unmarried

17

1864

Glasgow, Lanarkshire, Scotland

Joseph

Cowan

Son

Unmarried

15

1866

Glasgow, Lanarkshire, Scotland

Susan

Cowan

Daughter

-

12

1869

Glasgow, Lanarkshire, Scotland

Bernard

Cowan

Son

-

9

1872

Glasgow, Lanarkshire, Scotland

Margaret

Cram

Visitor

-

10

1871

Glasgow, Lanarkshire, Scotland

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