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Household of Peter Cowan (born 1834, Argyllshire)
1881 England, Wales & Scotland Census in Newington, Midlothian, 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.
Peter Cowan and 7 other people are on this record
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In the 1881 Census, the household of Peter Cowan, born in 1834 in Easdale, Argyllshire, consisted of 8 members. Peter was the head of the household, married to Mary Cowan, born in 1844 in Ireland. They had 5 children; Mary J (born 1870 in Edinburgh, Midlothian, Scotland), Sarah C (born 1872 in Edinburgh, Midlothian, Scotland), Jessie B (born 1874 in Edinburgh, Midlothian, Scotland), Maxwell (born 1876 in Edinburgh, Midlothian, Scotland) and Edith (born 1880 in Edinburgh, Midlothian, Scotland).
During the period, also present in the household was Peter's Servant, Lizzie Thompson, born in 1864 in England.
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Peter Cowan's household
Peter
Cowan
Head
Mary
Cowan
Wife
Mary J
Cowan
Daughter
Sarah C
Cowan
Daughter
Jessie B
Cowan
Daughter
Maxwell
Cowan
Son
Edith
Cowan
Daughter
Lizzie
Thompson
Servant
| First name(s) | Peter |
| Last name | Cowan |
| Relationship | Head |
| Marital status | Married |
| Age | 47 |
| Birth year | 1834 |
| Birth place | Easdale, Argyllshire, Scotland |
Household members (8 people)
First name(s) | Last name | Relationship | Marital status | Age | Birth year | Birth place | Full record |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
Peter | Cowan | Head | Married | 47 | 1834 | Easdale, Argyllshire, Scotland | |
Mary | Cowan | Wife | Married | 37 | 1844 | Ireland | |
Mary J | Cowan | Daughter | - | 11 | 1870 | Edinburgh, Midlothian, Scotland | |
Sarah C | Cowan | Daughter | - | 9 | 1872 | Edinburgh, Midlothian, Scotland | |
Jessie B | Cowan | Daughter | - | 7 | 1874 | Edinburgh, Midlothian, Scotland | |
Maxwell | Cowan | Son | - | 5 | 1876 | Edinburgh, Midlothian, Scotland | |
Edith | Cowan | Daughter | - | 1 | 1880 | Edinburgh, Midlothian, Scotland | |
Lizzie | Thompson | Servant | Unmarried | 17 | 1864 | England |
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