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Household of Peter Cowans (born 1833, Forfarshire (Angus))
1881 England, Wales & Scotland Census in Lochee, Forfarshire (Angus), 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 Cowans and 6 other people are on this record
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In the 1881 Census, the household of Peter Cowans, born in 1833 in Dundee, Forfarshire (Angus), consisted of 7 members. Peter was the head of the household, married to Isabella Cowans, born in 1833 in Aberdeen, Aberdeenshire, Scotland. They had 4 children; Robert (born 1862 in Lochee, Forfarshire (Angus), Scotland), David (born 1864 in Lochee, Forfarshire (Angus), Scotland), Ellen (born 1869 in Lochee, Forfarshire (Angus), Scotland) and Mary (born 1860 in Auchterhouse, Forfarshire (Angus), Scotland).
During the period, also present in the household was Peter's Grandchild, Agnes Middleton, born in 1876 in Broughty Ferry, Forfarshire (Angus), Scotland.
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Peter Cowans's household
Peter
Cowans
Head
Isabella
Cowans
Wife
Robert
Cowans
Son
David
Cowans
Son
Ellen
Cowans
Daughter
Agnes
Middleton
Grandchild
Mary
Cowans
Daughter
| First name(s) | Peter |
| Last name | Cowans |
| Relationship | Head |
| Marital status | Married |
| Age | 48 |
| Birth year | 1833 |
| Birth place | Dundee, Forfarshire (Angus), Scotland |
Household members (7 people)
First name(s) | Last name | Relationship | Marital status | Age | Birth year | Birth place | Full record |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
Peter | Cowans | Head | Married | 48 | 1833 | Dundee, Forfarshire (Angus), Scotland | |
Isabella | Cowans | Wife | Married | 48 | 1833 | Aberdeen, Aberdeenshire, Scotland | |
Robert | Cowans | Son | Unmarried | 19 | 1862 | Lochee, Forfarshire (Angus), Scotland | |
David | Cowans | Son | - | 17 | 1864 | Lochee, Forfarshire (Angus), Scotland | |
Ellen | Cowans | Daughter | - | 12 | 1869 | Lochee, Forfarshire (Angus), Scotland | |
Agnes | Middleton | Grandchild | - | 5 | 1876 | Broughty Ferry, Forfarshire (Angus), Scotland | |
Mary | Cowans | Daughter | Unmarried | 21 | 1860 | Auchterhouse, Forfarshire (Angus), Scotland |
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