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Household of Richard Cowan (born 1837)
1881 England, Wales & Scotland Census in Kirkcaldy, Fife, 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.
Richard Cowan and 7 other people are on this record
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In the 1881 Census, the household of Richard Cowan, born in 1837 in , consisted of 8 members. Richard was the head of the household, married to Margaret Cowan, born in 1841 in -. They had 6 children; William (born 1862 in Kirkcaldy, Fife, Scotland), Alice (born 1864 in Kirkcaldy, Fife, Scotland), Richard (born 1868 in Kirkcaldy, Fife, Scotland), Mary (born 1873 in United States), Letia (born 1875 in Kirkcaldy, Fife, Scotland) and Maggie (born 1878 in Kirkcaldy, Fife, Scotland).
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Richard Cowan's household
Richard
Cowan
Head
Margaret
Cowan
Wife
William
Cowan
Son
Alice
Cowan
Daughter
Richard
Cowan
Son
Mary
Cowan
Daughter
Letia
Cowan
Daughter
Maggie
Cowan
Daughter
| First name(s) | Richard |
| Last name | Cowan |
| Relationship | Head |
| Marital status | Married |
| Age | 44 |
| Birth year | 1837 |
| Birth place | - |
Household members (8 people)
First name(s) | Last name | Relationship | Marital status | Age | Birth year | Birth place | Full record |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
Richard | Cowan | Head | Married | 44 | 1837 | - | |
Margaret | Cowan | Wife | Married | 40 | 1841 | - | |
William | Cowan | Son | Unmarried | 19 | 1862 | Kirkcaldy, Fife, Scotland | |
Alice | Cowan | Daughter | Unmarried | 17 | 1864 | Kirkcaldy, Fife, Scotland | |
Richard | Cowan | Son | Unmarried | 13 | 1868 | Kirkcaldy, Fife, Scotland | |
Mary | Cowan | Daughter | Unmarried | 8 | 1873 | United States | |
Letia | Cowan | Daughter | Unmarried | 6 | 1875 | Kirkcaldy, Fife, Scotland | |
Maggie | Cowan | Daughter | Unmarried | 3 | 1878 | Kirkcaldy, Fife, Scotland |
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