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Household of Matthew Cowan (born 1854, Lanarkshire)

1881 England, Wales & Scotland Census in Uphall, Linlithgowshire (West 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.

Matthew Cowan and one other person are on this record

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In the 1881 Census, the household of Matthew Cowan, born in 1854 in Wishaw, Lanarkshire, consisted of 2 members. Matthew was the head of the household,
During the period, also present in the household was Matthew's Sister, Isabella Cowan, born in 1860 in Wishaw, Lanarkshire, Scotland.


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Matthew Cowan's household

Male

Matthew

Cowan

Head
Female

Isabella

Cowan

Sister
First name(s) Matthew
Last name Cowan
Relationship Head
Marital status Unmarried
Age 27
Birth year 1854
Birth place Wishaw, Lanarkshire, Scotland

Household members (2 people)

First name(s)

Last name

Relationship

Marital status

Age

Birth year

Birth place

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Matthew

Cowan

Head

Unmarried

27

1854

Wishaw, Lanarkshire, Scotland

Isabella

Cowan

Sister

Unmarried

21

1860

Wishaw, Lanarkshire, Scotland

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